Farmers Edge’s CanPlug device takes harvested crop data on the go, system combines it with other farm information
There are a few companies that use weight measurements from the grain carts to increase the accuracy of yield maps.
However, Farmers Edge takes it a step further by combining yield results with other production data, including fertilizer inputs and crop varieties, and also provides benchmark analysis of a crop compared to other producers in the region.
“We’re basically just collecting data the farmer is producing whether he knows it or not and just displaying it in an area where he can review everything and have that easily accessible,” said Kris Kinnaird of Farmers Edge.
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He said the company has improved how it collects data through its telematics device, called CanPlug, and it doesn’t have to rely on combine yield monitors because it can also use moisture and grain flow sensors on the combine.
“It’s really the automated process that makes it slick and easy to use. The farmer actually doesn’t have to do anything for their harvest data to be processed and displayed within Farm Command, which is our website for them to review,” Kinnaird said.
To track grain coming off the field, Farmers Edge uses another telematics device called CanScale, which connects to grain cart load cells and tracks weights automatically as grain is moved through the grain cart.
Users create tickets when grain is being transferred with the Farmers Edge Harvest Manager app with a tablet or phone, and the information is automatically uploaded to the Farm Command portal.
“I’m able to understand how much grain is coming off a specific field and I can allocate that to specific bins for logistics of where that grain is being stored and then have certain values attached to that as well, maybe moisture attached to a specific load,” Kinnaird said.
Within the Harvest Manager, users create yards and storage units devices such as bins or grain bags.
There are also reports that can be produced, for instance users can see how much grain came off during a specified timeframe during harvest, and where it is stored.
Farmers can also use the tickets they receive from an elevator after a sale to update their inventory to help track how much storage capacity each yard and bin has.
“If a farmer is inputting the moisture values as they’re going, we have alerts telling farmers which grain bins have the highest average moisture based off the grain that’s been inputted,” Kinnaird said.
“We have another alert that indicates which bins have gone the longest without being touched, whether it’s grain coming out or flipping the grain to make sure we aren’t getting overheating.”
He said most of the working tools within the Harvest Manager are carried out within the Farm Command app.
Because there is a CanPlug connected to the combine and or tractor, Farmers Edge is currently testing a widget that enables operators to input the information with the universal monitor in machines.
