HarvestTrace works to energize the supply chain and traceability segment, providing ecosystem partners a framework to engage. In 2021, Genesis Feed Technologies launched Seed-to-Feed, a focal point within HarvestTrace bringing together partners across the entire agriculture supply chain.

Partners: Genesis Feed Technologies / Northern Crops Institute / AgLaunch / Bushel

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Started in 2020, ACReS is a signature project focused on bringing autonomous logistics to the agriculture industry. Developed to solve the pain point of diminishing workforce at peak times in agriculture, ACReS utilizes autonomous systems providers to demonstrate and test their equipment. ACReS is a collaboration between organizations in sensors and IoT, autonomous systems, heavy equipment, and supply chain.

Partners: CHS / ND DOT

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Started in 2021, FarmGrid leverages edge computing, which provides producers with low-latency, highly scalable computing to manage their farm web-applications. FarmGrid is a collaboration between organizations in sensor and IoT, unmanned aerial and ground systems, satellites, connectivity, edge and cloud computing, and heavy equipment.

Partners: Trilogy Networks / NDSU / DCN / Intel / Amazon Web Services / SoilTech Wireless / RealmFive / Veea / GenXComm / Microsoft

Started in 2021, Carbon, is an unnamed signature project on the Grand Farm bringing together multiple partners involved in carbon verification, data management, and carbon marketplaces. Currently, stakeholders are continuing to develop solutions that can verify carbon by taking soil samples, imaging by unmanned aerial vehicles, and images through satellite technology.

Partners: NDSU / CarbonSpace

Started in 2021, Compact, is focused on soil compaction and how innovations in agriculture technology can be leveraged to minimize compaction in the field. Multiple researchers in advanced agriculture technology have shown positive impacts of innovations in heavy machinery. As equipment becomes more advanced, controlled traffic production becomes easier, pathing becomes more accurate, and in some cases, machinery becomes smaller.

Partners: NDSU / FarmQA / IntelligentAg