ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,367, issued on June 10.

"System and method for selectively activating soil sensors of an agricultural implement" was invented by Brittany Ann Schroeder (Bunker Hill, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implement monitoring/soil sensor control system for an agricultural implement may include one or more soil sensors configured to couple to a ground engaging tool of the agricultural implement. The one or more soil sensors may be configured to detect one or more soil properties. Additionally, the soil sensor control system includes a controller with a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative...