Seedbed condition monitoring system when performing field operations

A system for monitoring the condition of a seedbed within a field, the system comprising:

• an implement including a frame extending between a forward end and an aft end, the implement further including a plurality of ground-engaging tools supported by the frame, the implement being configured to create a seedbed extending downwardly within the field from an outer seedbed surface to a seedbed floor;
• an auxiliary support arm extending lengthwise between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being coupled to a portion of the frame at or adjacent to the aft end of the frame;
• a seedbed floor detection assembly coupled to the auxiliary support arm such that the seedbed floor detection assembly is located behind the plurality of ground-engaging tools relative to a forward travel direction of the implement, the seedbed floor detection assembly including a seedbed tool configured to penetrate through loosened soil of the seedbed and ride along the seedbed floor being created by the plurality of ground-engaging tools as the implement is moved across the field in the forward travel direction such that the seedbed floor detection assembly is configured to detect variations in a profile of the seedbed floor as the implement is moved in the forward travel direction;
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• a seedbed surface detection assembly coupled to the auxiliary support arm such that the seedbed surface detection assembly is located behind the plurality of ground-engaging tools relative to the forward travel direction of the implement, the seedbed surface detection assembly being configured to detect variations in a profile of the outer seedbed surface as the implement is moved in the forward travel direction.