Site-specific seed orientation

A method for planting a seed in an agricultural field, the method comprising:

• determining, with a processor, a position of a seed orienter within the agricultural field using position data from at least one of a planter or an agricultural vehicle;
• generating a seed orientation instruction, wherein the seed orientation instruction is generated based on reducing future contact with machinery or future contact with a machinery effect;
• determining, with the processor, a desired planted seed orientation from the seed orientation instruction, the desired planted seed orientation corresponding to the position of the seed orienter within the agricultural field;
• and
• planting the seed with the seed orienter according to the desired planted seed orientation within the agricultural field.

An apparatus to plant a seed in an agricultural field with a planter according to a seed orientation instruction, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory;
• instructions;
• and
• processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
• determine a position of the planter within the agricultural field;
• determine the seed orientation instruction for the position of the planter within the agricultural field, wherein the seed orientation instruction is generated based on reducing future contact with machinery or future contact with a machinery effect;
• plant the seed according to the seed orientation instruction at the position in the field;
• and
• verify that a planted seed orientation at the position in the field corresponds to the seed orientation instruction.

A method for planting a seed with a planter according to a seed orientation instruction for an agricultural field, the method comprising:

• determining, with a processor, a position of the planter within the agricultural field;
• determining, with the processor, the seed orientation instruction for the position of the planter within the agricultural field, wherein the seed orientation instruction is generated based on reducing future contact with machinery or future contact with a machinery effect;
• planting the seed according to the seed orientation instruction at the position in the field;
• determining if a planted seed orientation of the seed at the position in the field corresponds to the seed orientation instruction;
• and
• adjusting the planted seed orientation if the planted seed orientation at the position in the field does not correspond to the seed orientation instruction.