Planter exhaust air removing apparatus and method of use thereof

An agricultural seed planter, comprising:

• a planting disk having a hole configured to hold a seed;
• a vacuum system, having an air outlet direction and being in fluid communication with the hole of the planting disk, the vacuum system configured to pull the seed to the hole of the planting disk;
• a particle removing apparatus, for removing particulate matter from exhaust air exiting the vacuum system, connected downstream of the hole in the planting disk and in the air outlet direction, the particle removing apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of cyclonic separators connected in series, each having a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a cyclonic separator air inlet and a cyclonic separator air outlet, and the second end comprising a particle area;
• a filter unit;
• a first air conduit disposed between the planter air outlet and the cyclonic separator air inlet;
• and
• a second air conduit disposed between the cyclonic separator air outlet and the filter unit;
• wherein when in use the particle area of a cyclonic separator of the plurality of cyclonic separators comprises a particle passageway between an opening in the second end of the cyclonic separator and an agricultural field;
• and
• wherein the plurality of cyclonic separators comprise a first cyclonic separator upstream of a second cyclonic separator;
• wherein the first cyclonic separator is configured to capture broken seeds or pellets and the second cyclonic separator is configured to capture fragments of coatings or dust from treated seeds.