A seed metering and delivery apparatus (7500, 7503), comprising: a seed meter (128, 129, 7502) comprising a seed meter disc (7504) rotatable about a seed meter disc axis (7506, 8406), the seed meter disc (7504) comprising at least a front face (7508, 7530), the seed meter disc (7504) configured to move one or more seeds (9587) at a first seed meter disc (7504) speed along a seed path (7510) configured on at least the front face (7508, 7530) to a removal location (7512); and a
delivery system (200, 7520) having at least one housing (7522, 8406, 8922), the at least one housing (7522, 8406, 8922) comprising: at least one delivery wheel (7524) rotatable about a delivery wheel axis (7526, 7826, 8426, 8526), the at least one delivery wheel (7524) comprising an
active surface (9509, 10406), the at least one delivery wheel (7524) positioned adjacent the front face (7508, 7530) of the seed meter disc (7504) such that at least some of the
active surface (9509, 10406) at least partially crosses the seed path (7510) at the removal location (7512); at least a side surface (7534, 8434) and an inner wall (7538, 8438, 8938, 9507), the inner wall (7538, 8438, 8938, 9507) arranged opposite the
active surface (9509, 10406) of the delivery wheel (7524, 7564, 7824, 8424, 8464, 9535, 10412) forming a pocket space (9511) between the active surface (9509, 10406) of the delivery wheel (7524, 7564, 7824, 8424, 8464, 9535, 10412) and the inner wall (7538, 8438, 8938, 9507), the pocket space (9511) having a pocket space (9511) size (9511), the pocket space (9511) size (9511) configured to receive and accommodate a change in orientation of the one or more seeds (9587), the delivery wheel (7524, 7564, 7824, 8424, 8464, 9535, 10412) configured to: sweep the one or more seeds (9587) off the front face (7508, 7530) of the seed meter disc (7504) at a first delivery wheel (7524) speed into the at least one housing (7522, 8406, 8922); and induce, at least partially, the one or more seeds (9587) to travel in the pocket space (9511) along the inner wall (7538, 8438, 8938, 9507) to a delivery
discharge location (7525)
proximate to an upper opening (7552) of a dispensing tube (130, 13, 7550, 7551).