Seed-Size Electronic Grain Monitoring

Seed-Size Electronic Grain Monitoring CROP STORAGE Accessories An electronic capsule about the size of a kernel of corn can monitor grain quality inside bins and send that information to data readers outside the bin Lucas Frye and Joey Varikooty have formed a new company called Amber Ag to design develop and test the product Frye says the tiny modules made of polycarbonate plastic are small enough to travel through augers and other equipment like grain A handful are distributed randomly throughout a bin where they wirelessly collect data such as temperature and moisture That data can be accessed from an app on a smart phone or a computer Frye grew up on an Illinois crop farm and his partner Joey Varikooty grew up in New Jersey They were brought together at the University of Illinois They prototyped the product in Shenzhen China which Frye says is the computer hardware headquarters of the world Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Amber Agriculture 965 W Chicago Ave Chicago Ill 60642 www amber ag

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