Patent ID: 11968925
Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 9:
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the field is one of multiple fields, and wherein the multiple fields define a total harvest amount;
wherein the method further includes:
measuring a moisture content of corn kernels on ears of corn plants in at least one additional field of the multiple fields;
removing, by the combine harvester and/or at least one additional combine harvester, the ears of corn from the corn plants in the at least one additional field, when the moisture content is 19% or less;
separating the corn kernels from cobs of the ears of corn onboard the combine harvester and/or the at least one additional combine harvester while in the at least one additional field; and
collecting the separated corn kernels for use as seed corn; and

wherein the collected corn kernels from the field and the at least one additional field satisfy a threshold portion of the total harvest amount.