#$%^&*AU2018220153A120180913.pdf#####SEED DELIVERY APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS ABSTRACT An apparatus and methods for delivering seed from a metering device (300) to a furrow. In one embodiment, a seed meter entrains and releases seed from a seed disc (320) at a seed release location. The released seed is directed into a seed conveyor (200) by a loading wheel (410). The seed conveyor (200) conveys the seed toward the soil and releases the seed with a rearward relative velocity.