Patent ID: 9629305
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01C

Claim:
1. A method of applying at least one of two or more seed varieties to a field at a single time, the method comprising: providing an agricultural implement including a plurality of row units each having a metering system comprising seed meter, a seed to ground system, and a queuing system, and at least two product storage units operatively connected to the row units and each product storage unit containing a different seed variety, wherein said queuing system is positioned at a seed pool of the seed meter; planting at least one of the seed varieties as the agricultural implement moves through the field; determining an updated location of the agricultural implement in the field; based on the updated location of the agricultural implement in the field, determining which of the one or more seed varieties to be planted based upon a characteristic of the location of the field; and providing a fluid through the queuing system to move seed from the seed pool through the queuing system to substantially clear the seed pool of seed.