An agricultural implement (100) is disclosed. The agricultural implement (100) is adapted to be moved over soil and distribute fertilizer to a plurality of rows, the agricultural implement (100) comprising: a fertilizer container (108); a plurality of fertilizer metering units (130) each configured to distribute fertilizer to one of the plurality of rows and including (i) a housing (132) having an inlet (156) configured to receive fertilizer from the fertilizer container (108) and an outlet (158), and (ii) a metering device (134) positioned in the housing (132) and configured to rotate to move fertilizer through the outlet (158) of the fertilizer metering unit (130); and a plurality of motors (136) each drivingly coupled to and configured to rotate at least one metering device (134). Further, a method for precision-controlling a plurality of fertilizer metering units (130) adapted for use in an agricultural implement (100) is disclosed.