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A centralized monitoring unit for an agricultural implement is disclosed herein. The monitoring unit is preferably used with a planting system including a planting implement coupled to a work vehicle. The implement includes a frame supporting row units which are configured to apply a product (e.g.,

A centralized monitoring unit for an agricultural implement is disclosed herein. The monitoring unit is preferably used with a planting system including a planting implement coupled to a work vehicle. The implement includes a frame supporting row units which are configured to apply a product (e.g., seed, fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide) to the rows in a field. The monitoring unit includes a product delivery apparatus which has at least one product channel for delivering the product to the row units, and an electronic product sensor which is coupled to the product delivery apparatus and configured to generate a product signal representing an amount of the product which moves through the product channel. An electronic display located in the cab of the work vehicle is configured to generate an image in response to a display signal. A processor circuit is configured to monitor the product signal, calculate application progress statistics, calculate implement statistics, calculate product rate statistics and apply the display signal to the electronic display to generate the image on the electronic display representative of the application progress statistics, the implement statistics and the product rate statistics.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A centralized monitoring unit for an agricultural implement coupled to a work vehicle, the work vehicle including a cab and the implement including a frame, a plurality of row units coupled to the frame and configured to apply a product to a plurality of rows in a field,

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A centralized monitoring unit for an agricultural implement coupled to a work vehicle, the work vehicle including a cab and the implement including a frame, a plurality of row units coupled to the frame and configured to apply a product to a plurality of rows in a field, the implement also including a plurality of sections, each section including a plurality of the row units, the monitoring unit comprising:a product delivery apparatus supported by each of the sections and having two product channels for delivering the product to two of the row units;two electronic product sensors coupled to the product delivery apparatus supported by each of the sections and configured to generate two product signals, each product signal representing an amount of the product which moves through one of the product channels;an electronic display located in the cab and configured to generate a graphical image in response to a display signal;means for selecting one of a first and a second of the plurality of sections at different times; anda processor circuit coupled to the two electronic product sensors of each section and the electronic display, the processor circuit configured to monitor the two product signals of the selected section, to calculate product rate statistics using the two product signals for the selected section, and to apply the display signal to the electronic display to generate the graphical image on the electronic display for simultaneous display of the product rate statistics for two of the rows in the field which correspond to the two row units of the selected section, wherein the display signal also causes the electronic display to show the product rate statistics for the first and the second section of the implement at the different times as selected by the means for selecting.