Abstract: An agricultural implement including an agricultural system operable to deposit product into soil. The agricultural system comprises a first blade configured to form a first furrow within the soil, and a second blade configured to form a second furrow within the soil. The agricultural system further includes a walking beam including a front portion, a rear portion, and a pivot portion between the front portion and the rear portion. The walking beam is configured to rotate about an axis presented by the pivot portion. Furthermore, the first blade is secured to the front portion of the walking beam, and the second blade is secured to the rear portion of the walking beam.

Abstract: A combined battery and wireless-communications apparatus and method. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a support, a first conductive layer deposited on a first surface area of the support, a thin-film battery including a cathode layer, a solid-state electrolyte layer, and an anode layer deposited such that either the anode layer or the cathode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, an antenna mounted to the support structure, and an electronic communications circuit mounted to the support and electrically coupled to the battery and the antenna to transceive radio communications. Other embodiments include an energy-receiving device mounted to the support structure, and an electronic communications circuit mounted to the support structure and including a recharging circuit, the recharging circuit electrically coupled to the battery and the energy-receiving device to recharge the battery using energy received by the energy-receiving device.