Patent ID: 7996134

Claim:
A system for identifying forage in a storage structure on a load by load basis by the field position from where the forage was harvested comprising: a Global Positioning System connected to a forage harvester, an identification identifying the field area a load of forage has been harvested from using the Global Positioning System on the forage harvester and identifying the load with the field position; a first signal transmitter connected to the harvester and a first signal receiver connected to a vehicle transporting the load to the storage facility, wherein the signal transmitter is configured to transmit the identification to the first receiver; a second signal transmitter connected to the vehicle transporting the load and a second signal receiver connected to a packing and spreading implement, wherein the signal transmitter is configured to transmit the identification to the second receiver; a Global Positioning System connected to the packing and spreading implement and configured to track the horizontal movement of the packing and spreading implement as the identified load is moved into the storage structure; and a Global Positioning System connected to a forage removal device and configured to monitor the position in the storage structure of the forage as the forage is removed by the forage removal device.