This month we highlight some great recent coverage of Plugfest 2018 in Lincoln, Neb., where Joe Tevis of Topcon Agriculture discussed work of AgGateway’s new Traceability Working Group.
3 Takeaways from Plugfest 2018 Precision Farming Dealer, June 1, 2018 — Joe Tevis, senior consultant for Topcon Agriculture discussed AgGateway seed connectivity [initiatives]. As the focus for farmers expands beyond the creation of yield maps and applied data, Tevis says the project is designed to help farmers manage their seed data by simplifying the varying standards for how that data can be received and exchanged.
“We’ve started to look at our traceability working group and seed identity preservation, which means accurately recording the seed right as it gets loaded into the planter,” he says. “This allows us to capture data that’s not available to us in the planting process, including batch numbers and load IDs.”
By capturing that data in real-time, Tevis says the project team can work with inventory managers to define barcode standards within a seed warehouse and improve compatibility between both parties, allowing farmers to accurately document the planting process from start to finish.
By fully documenting planting processes in the future and automating seeds as they load into the planter, Tevis says manufacturers, farmers and dealers will be better prepared for changes in planting plans.
“Most OEM manufacturers support the process of documenting what variety is being planted,” Tevis says. “The problem with that is those plans often change by the time they get to the field. Either the variety runs out, weather conditions dictate the planting of another variety, or they may have a requirement with the seed provider to send them the as-planted data, for which they want the lot numbers also on the seed bag.
“Those lot numbers typically are not available at planting time. It’s a real-time situation where you load the variety that you get, and the lot number for that bag is on the ticket.”
2018 August Newsletter Home
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