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Machine vision drives desktop grain sampler

A desktop grain tester that uses machine vision to determine grain grades was on display at a recent farm show in Regina.

“We’re building a unit that will go on the combine and will be able to grade grain quality in real time as you harvest. But as part of the journey, we’ve also built a bench-top version of that, and that’s what we’re providing a sneak peek into here at the farm show,” said Kyle Folk, chief executive officer of Regina based Ground Truth Ag.

Ground Truth Ag was one of 16 companies to pitch their products at the AgTech Accelerator at Canada’s Farm Show, held June 20-22.

In 2011, Folk started IntraGrain Technologies, which produced Bin Sense, which was later acquired by the Calian Group in 2018.

He said to determine the grain quality there are visual and non-visual characteristics that must be assessed.

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