Windrower implement with merger attachment

A windrower implement comprising:

• a frame extending along a central longitudinal axis between a forward end and a rearward end relative to a direction of travel during operation;
• an implement head attached to the frame proximate the forward end thereof, wherein the implement head is operable to cut standing crop material and discharge cut crop material in a rearward direction along the central longitudinal axis;
• a merger attachment coupled to the frame rearward of the implement head, wherein the merger attachment includes a conveyor positioned relative to the implement head to receive discharged crop material from the implement head and convey the discharged crop material to a laterally offset location on a discharge side of the frame relative to the central longitudinal axis;
• a crop sensor operable to detect data related to a current characteristic of the cut crop material;
• a merger controller disposed in communication with the crop sensor and the merger attachment, the merger controller having a processor and a memory having a merger control algorithm stored thereon, wherein the processor is operable to execute the merger control algorithm to:
• receive data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material;
• determine a desired windrow width based on the data from the crop sensor related to the current characteristic of the cut crop material;
• correlate the desired windrow width to an associated speed of the conveyor, wherein the associated speed of the conveyor increases with an increase in the desired windrow width, and wherein the associated speed of the conveyor decreases with a decrease in the desired windrow width;
• and
• control a current speed of the conveyor based the desired windrow width.