Agricultural systems and methods for monitoring field conditions

An agricultural system for monitoring field conditions, the agricultural system comprising:

• an agricultural implement supporting a plurality of ground-engaging tools configured to engage a field to perform an agricultural operation as the agricultural implement moves across the field along a direction of travel;
• a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a field condition associated with an aft portion of a field disposed rearward of the agricultural implement relative to the direction of travel of the agricultural implement;
• a sensor arm extending between a first end and a second end, the sensor arm being pivotably coupled at a pivot joint proximate the first end to the agricultural implement such that the sensor arm is movable relative to the agricultural implement, the sensor arm being coupled proximate the second end to the sensor;
• an actuator configured to actuate the sensor arm relative to the agricultural implement between a first position and a second position such that a field of view of the sensor is directed towards a first lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in the first position and a second lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in the second position, the second lateral region being at least partially separate of the first lateral region along a lateral direction;
• and
• a computing system, configured to:
• control an operation of the actuator to actuate the sensor arm between the first and second positions;
• receive the data generated by the sensor;
• and
• determine the field condition of at least the first and second lateral regions of the aft portion of the field based at least in part on the data generated by the sensor.