A row cleaner a row cleaner disc defining an inner face and a scraper blade supported relative to the row cleaner disc. The scraper blade includes a mounting portion and a blade portion, with the blade portion extending in a fore-aft direction between a forward end and an aft end and in a lateral direction between an inner lateral end positioned adjacent to the mounting portion and an outer lateral end spaced apart from the mounting portion. The outer lateral end of the blade portion is oriented substantially parallel to the inner face of the row cleaner disc. Additionally, the blade portion is oriented non-perpendicular to the inner face of the row cleaner disc as the blade portion extends from the outer lateral end of the blade portion to the inner lateral end of the blade portion in the lateral direction.

A row cleaner a row cleaner disc defining an inner face and a scraper blade supported relative to the row cleaner disc. The scraper blade includes a mounting portion and a blade portion, with the blade portion extending in a fore-aft direction between a forward end and an aft end and in a lateral direction between an inner lateral end positioned adjacent to the mounting portion and an outer lateral end spaced apart from the mounting portion. The outer lateral end of the blade portion is oriented substantially parallel to the inner face of the row cleaner disc. Additionally, the blade portion is oriented non-perpendicular to the inner face of the row cleaner disc as the blade portion extends from the outer lateral end of the blade portion to the inner lateral end of the blade portion in the lateral direction.

A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener relative to a direction of travel of the mobile agricultural machine and is configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. An image sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics of residue and seeds in the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to generate a residue/seed characteristic indicator corresponding to the sensed characteristics and to generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the residue/seed characteristic indicator.

A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener relative to a direction of travel of the mobile agricultural machine and is configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. An image sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics of residue and seeds in the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to generate a residue/seed characteristic indicator corresponding to the sensed characteristics and to generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the residue/seed characteristic indicator.

Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a soil surface and a trench in the soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate the soil surface and trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more time of flight cameras for determining a depth of the trench and other characteristics of the surrounding soil surface and the trench, including detection of seeds, soil or other debris in the trench and moisture lines within the trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images.

A rolling soil probe which may be pulled by a tractor or a truck or mounted on a trailer. The rolling soil probe includes a rotatable square wheel having four sides, each of which has a soil probe extending outwardly therefrom.

A rolling soil probe which may be pulled by a tractor or a truck or mounted on a trailer. The rolling soil probe includes a rotatable square wheel having four sides, each of which has a soil probe extending outwardly therefrom.

A row cleaner is provided that includes a pivot. An axis of rotation of the pivot is off-axis with respect to an axis of the row cleaner. The off-axis pivot provides an engagement position that closely couples to a corresponding opener disk and a lifted position that clears supporting structures.

A row cleaner is provided that includes a pivot. An axis of rotation of the pivot is off-axis with respect to an axis of the row cleaner. The off-axis pivot provides an engagement position that closely couples to a corresponding opener disk and a lifted position that clears supporting structures.

A soil probe assembly includes a frame member and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame member. The wheel includes one or more soil probes that, as the wheel rotates against the earth, the weight of the soil probe assembly drives the soil probes into the earth. The wheel is configured to have at least two planar edges such that, as the wheel rolls onto one of the at least two planar edges, a slamming effect occurs due to the planar edge impacting against the ground, thus causing a soil sample to eject from a soil probe located across the wheel from the ground. The ejected soil sample is collected by a collection hamper. The assembly includes a funnel and a carousel such that the funnel is configured to receive and direct the ejected soil sample to the collection hamper, wherein the collection hamper is coupled to the carousel.