Fusarium is one of the most concerning grading factors in cereal crops like Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, oats, and barley. It doesn’t just impact grade, it has direct implications for food and feed safety, making it one of the most closely monitored issues in grain quality. 

Here are the key quality factors to keep an eye on and why they matter for long-term storage of Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat, oats, soybeans, and red lentils. 

Every decision, from intake to blending to contracting, starts with a grade. Increasingly, buyers are turning to automated grain grading to make this process stronger and more reliable.

The 2025 report is still in its early stages, but the first set of data is already giving us insight into this year’s harvest and the grading factors that are shaping quality across the Prairies.

Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Himani Patel, our Cloud Ecosystem Architect, someone who’s helping us scale our systems while scaling her own learning and growth in the process.

One farmer who used the on-combine unit this harvest told us that the biggest value came from the instant feedback. Being able to see grade and protein in real time as they moved from field to field gave them the confidence to sell more grain right off the combine, knowing their quality was consistent. 

Shubham’s path to Ground Truth Ag started in India, where he earned his degree in Mechatronics Engineering. It’s a field that blends mechanics, electronics, and computing, which is perfect for someone who’s always been drawn to interdisciplinary challenges. 

Collecting representative samples is a very important part of presenting grain to potential buyers accurately, ensuring proper quality assessments, for the best pricing, and delivery options. Errors in sampling can lead to discrepancies in quality and pricing, causing stress during delivery. 

Grain quality has a direct impact on how long your crop can be stored and how much value it will retain by the time it’s marketed. Clean, sound grain stores longer and with fewer risks, while lower-quality grain requires closer management and often has a shorter safe storage life. 

Soybeans are one of the most widely grown and traded crops in North America, and their quality plays a critical role in pricing and processing efficiency. One grading factor that has a big impact on soybean quality is splits. 

“Ground Truth Ag felt different,” she says. “They’re building solutions that really matter. I was excited about the chance to be part of a company using innovation to solve real problems in a new industry for me.” 

Harvest can often bring surprises, and one of the challenges facing producers this season is managing sprout damage in Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat. Sprout damage can significantly impact the grade and marketability of your grain, so here's what you need to know.

Himadry joined Ground Truth Ag with a background that spans agtech, marketing, and mental health advocacy in agriculture.

As harvest approaches, properly cleaning and prepping your grain bins is critical to preserving grain quality and value. Here’s a simple four-step checklist to ensure your bins are ready to store this year’s crop safely and effectively. 

Jun joined Ground Truth Ag after more than two decades in the automotive industry, where he worked in precision assembly and process improvement at Toyota Motor Philippines. His experience included a year of advanced training in Japan, focused on high-standard systems and lean manufacturing. 

Ag in Motion (AIM) was a whirlwind of great conversations, innovations, and insights. After spending time connecting with producers and industry experts, our team came home feeling energized and excited about what's ahead for Canadian agriculture. Here are the five biggest things we learned from our time at AIM this year: 

One of the more subtle but important quality factors in cereals like wheat is midge damage. While easy to overlook, midge can influence grading, processing quality, and the marketability of a load.

One of the most consistently important visual grading factors across crop types is broken kernels. Whether you’re evaluating wheat, lentils, or soybeans, broken kernels impact everything from processing efficiency to overall grade. 

“I really enjoy that I get to learn from both sides of the process,” she says. “One week I might be in the lab, learning about grain composition, and the next I’m working on annotations and understanding what different types of damage or characteristics look like in each crop.” 

As more technology enters this space, one thing we’ve learned is that conversations around grain quality sometimes misses an important distinction. Detection is not the same as grading.