An agricultural disc opener is operable to be advanced in a forward directionalong the ground to plant seed. The disc opener includes a suspension, a discblade, a seedfirming wheel, and a closing wheel. The suspension includes an elongatedcloser/firmer walkingbeam pivotally mounted relative to a suspension for pivoting about a lateralbeam pivot axis.The wheels are rotatably mounted on the walking beam on opposite forward andaft sides of thebeam pivot axis, with the walking beam configured to pivot as the wheelstravel over the ground.
