Remote adjustment of a row unit of an agricultural device

A method of acquiring information sensed by a row unit of an agricultural planter, the row unit including a frame and a furrow opener coupled to the frame, the method comprising:

• sensing a furrow depth associated with seed planting with an optical sensor;
• generating a signal associated with the furrow depth with the sensor;
• communicating the signal to a processing unit;
• and
• storing the signal with a memory that is communicable with the processing unit and capable of being retrieved at a later time.

A control and monitoring system for an agricultural planter having one or more row units having a furrow opener, comprising:

• an optical sensor adapted to sense a furrow depth associated with planting seeds and generate a signal associated with the sensed furrow depth;
• a processing unit in communication with the sensor, and wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive the signal associated with the sensed furrow depth;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processing unit for storing and retrieving the sensed furrow depth.