Patent ID: 6963881
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: A01B,A01D,A01F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of tracing a crop comprising: electronically recording at least one of planting information, growing information, harvesting information, chemical application information, and weather information for a particular crop from a defined geographic area via a grower data processing system associated with an agricultural machine, the recording being incidental to or accompanying at least one of pre-planting, planting, chemical application, and harvesting of the particular crop; forming a respective data profile about characteristics for the particular crop based on the recorded information, the data profile comprising the recorded planting information and the harvesting information associated with one another based on a planting location generally matching a harvesting location for a specific growing season of a particular crop; segregating the particular crop after harvesting to prevent intermixing with other harvested crops; electronically recording a storage identifier associated with one or more corresponding storage volumes for holding the segregated particular crop for input to the growing data processing system; discharging the particular crop from a harvesting machine into an intermediate vessel; removing the crop from the intermediate vessel into the one or more storage volumes; recording transit information regarding time and location of the discharging of the crop into the intermediate vessel and the removing of the crop from the intermediate vessel; and associating the data profile, including the recorded transit information, with the storage identifier of the one or more storage volumes for receiving the particular harvested crop.