Method for traceability of grain harvest crop

摘要

A tracking device for assisting in traceability of grain includes a plastic body, an RFID chip disposed within the plastic body, and a weight comprised of a ferromagnetic material disposed within the plastic body. A method provides for dispensing tracking devices into a stream of grain so as to associate identifying information with the stream of grain. A system includes a dispensing device configured to singulate and dispense tracking devices into a flow of grain.

主权项

1. A system for assisting in traceability of grain, the system comprising:
a plurality of tracking devices, each of the tracking devices comprising a plastic body and an RFID chip disposed within the plastic body; a dispensing device configured to singulate and dispense each of the tracking devices into a flow of grain; a database stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; wherein the dispensing device is configured to record information comprising an identifier of each of the tracking devices, location, date, and time of dispensing each of the tracking devices and store the information in the database.