System and method for controlling the operation of a row cleaning device of a seed-planting implement

A system for controlling the operation of row cleaning devices of seed-planting implements, the system comprising:

• a row cleaning device of a seed-planting implement configured to move field materials away from a travel path of a component of the seed-planting implement as the seed-planting implement moves across a field, the component being positioned aft of the row cleaning device along a direction of travel of the seed-planting implement;
• a row sensor mounted on the seed-planting implement, the row sensor having a field of view directed towards at least a portion of the field rearward of the row cleaning device and forward of the component, the row sensor being configured to generate data indicative of a composition of the field materials within the at least the portion of the field moved by the row cleaning device;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the row sensor, the controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory being configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the controller to:
• receive the data generated by the row sensor as the seed planting implement moves across the field;
• and
• monitor the composition of the field materials moved by the row cleaning device based at least in part on the data generated by the row sensor.