METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACING THE IDENTITY OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT USING DATA HANDOFF

摘要

The invention refers to a system for and a method of tracing a crop. It comprises means for the following steps: 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; forming a respective data profile for the particular crop based on the recorded information; segregating the particular crop after harvesting from intermixing with other harvested crops; electronically recording a storage identifier (344) associated with one or more corresponding storage volumes for holding the segregated particular crop; and associating the formed data profile with the storage identifier (344) for each of the one or more storage volumes for holding the segregated particular crop. <IMAGE>