Systems, methods, and apparatus for multi-row agricultural implement control and monitoring

A monitoring system for an agricultural implement having a plurality of row units, comprising:

• a seed meter;
• a seed conveyor having a forward side and a rearward side, said seed conveyor being disposed to receive seeds from said seed meter, said seed conveyor comprising a belt, said belt having a plurality of flights configured to convey said seeds, wherein said seed conveyor is configured to guide said seeds down said forward side of said seed conveyor to a lower end of said seed conveyor, and wherein said seed conveyor is configured to release said seeds from said lower end, wherein said flights ascend said rearward side without said seeds;
• a first seed sensor mounted to said forward side of said conveyor, said first seed sensor disposed to detect the presence of seeds and flights descending said forward side of said seed conveyor;
• a motor configured to drive said seed conveyor;
• a speed sensor configured to measure a travel speed of the row unit associated with said seed conveyor;
• a second seed sensor mounted to said rearward side of said seed conveyor, said second seed sensor disposed to detect the presence of flights ascending said rearward side of said seed conveyor;
• a monitor including a processor, said monitor being in data communication with said motor, said speed sensor, said first seed sensor and said second seed sensor, wherein said monitor determines a desired motor speed to match a seed release speed to said travel speed, and wherein said monitor commands said motor to modify an actual speed of said motor to said desired motor speed.