Oulu, Finland, February 8, 2018, Embargo at 06.00 am EET
Affordable by individual farmers
GrainSense has after years of development work and a long waiting time of the first commercial version of their product, started sales and released the first batch of 30 grain quality measurement devices for the Swedish, Finnish and Baltic markets.
GrainSense is the first grain quality measurement device that is affordable and field durable enough to be owned and used by farmers. The end-user international sales price is 3.900 euro (tax 0%), including device, carry bag, measure cup, cap and 1 year warranty. A personal user account is needed for the use of the device; 250 euro/year (tax 0%), includes 4 grain species (initially available are wheat, barley, oats and rye, rapeseed will follow), updates and calibrations, unlimited data storage and possibility to share the measurement results.
“A lot of effort has been put to finalize the design, securing the infrastructure and ramping up the production including an intensive testing of the device, says GrainSense CEO Edvard Krogius. We are very excited and pleased to deliver the first devices to our committed community of farmers, Edvard Krogius continues.”
Big interest among the farming community
The GrainSense solution has been developed in close collaboration with individual farmers and farming organizations.The feedback from farmers has confirmed that currently there are no suitable tools available to support farm-level decision-making in order to manage and optimize the protein content of crops.
Bringing the grain quality measurement practice to the farm level
GrainSense has developed the world’s first truly hand-held device for grain quality measurement. The GrainSense hand-held device measures the protein, moisture, oil and carbohydrate content of cereals and other crops – i.e. key determinants of the harvest value and processing cost. The device is battery powered, requires only a few grains and takes just seconds to make each measurement. The service includes a mobile application with GPS positioning and cloud connection, which supports a suite of value-added services for improving productivity and profitability.
Laboratory accuracy from field in seconds
For the first time, farmers, seed producers and plant breeders will be able to rapidly measure the key parameters of their crops in the field (even before harvesting) and make decisions that can significantly improve their productivity and profitability. The device will also enable meat producers to control and adjust the protein content of feed in real time, which can have a major impact on profitability.
The unique features of GrainSense are:
Sales through distributors
GrainSense distributor partner Berner Ltd has started the sales and introduced the device on the Swedish, Finnish and Baltic markets. “Wherever the GrainSense solution has been introduced, we have seen exceptionally strong interest in testing and pre-ordering, says Kalle Erkkola, Head of Division, Berner Ltd. We are as well very excited indeed to see this device in field use, continues Kalle Erkkola.”
Baltic area
For inquiries on the market area Sweden, Finland and the Baltic countries, please contact product distributor Berner Ltd on: [email protected]
Outside Baltic area
For inquiries outside Baltic area, please contact CEO Edvard Krogius, [email protected]
GrainSense is looking for suitable distributors for the sales on the European market 2019 and beyond. Please contact company CEO for enquires.
GrainSense – we help farmers through science
GrainSense has developed the world’s first hand-held device for grain quality measurement. For the first time, farmers, seed producers and plant breeders will be able to instantly and rapidly measure the key parameters of their crops in the field and make decisions that can improve profitability. We are bringing a major improvement to food supply chain. Our hand-held device measures the protein, moisture, oil, and carbohydrate content of cereal grains and other crops. The service utilizes GPS positioning and offers cloud based big data services.
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