Agricultural implements for soil and vegetation analysis

An agricultural implement for sensing or acquiring at least one of soil and vegetation comprising:

• a vehicle;
• a sampling implement supported by the vehicle for sensing or acquiring at least one of soil and vegetation, the sampling implement comprising:
• a probe having a collection port and a plurality of notches on a side rearward of a direction of travel of the vehicle;
• a rod having a plurality of scooper discs aligned with the plurality of notches and configured to scoop soil from the notches in a rotating motion through a rotary actuator;
• a plurality of bars linking the probe to the vehicle and configured to move the probe through an actuator, wherein the sampling implement is located to a side of or below the vehicle, a bar of the plurality of bars being attached at a first end of the bar to the vehicle and connected to the probe at a second end of the bar;
• a location system for determining a position in a field;
• a memory storing a map, wherein the map defines locations for the sampling implement to sense a characteristic of at least one of soil and vegetation or acquire at least one of a soil sample or a vegetation sample at each of the locations;
• a controller, wherein when the vehicle reaches each of the locations as the vehicle traverses the field, the controller is configured to send a signal to the sampling implement to sense or acquire at least one of the soil and vegetation.