Patent ID: 9585301
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01C,G01N

Claim:
1. An agricultural planter comprising: a planter row unit having a furrow opener for creating a furrow in which seeds are deposited; a sensor carried by the agricultural planter for measuring at least one soil property, said sensor comprising at least one of an optical module for collecting soil reflectance data, a soil EC measurement device for collecting soil EC data, a soil moisture measurement device for collecting soil moisture data, and a soil temperature measurement device for collecting soil temperature data; and a means for controlling a depth of operation of said furrow opener to control planting depth based on said at least one soil property measured by said sensor; wherein said means for controlling a depth of operation of said furrow opener comprises an automatic adjustment means for adjusting a depth of the furrow opener in real time based on said at least one soil property measured by said sensor.