LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RFD News) — Ten startups are competing in the American Farm Bureau’s annual Ag Innovation Challenge, including Kentucky-based Clear Grain Co.
Founder Gene Ligman joined us on Friday’s Market Day Report to discuss technology aimed at controlling pests and other problems that can damage grain during storage or transportation.
Ligman said the system uses a vacuum chamber and an ozone-carbon dioxide mixture to penetrate grain and target pests, including those inside the kernel.
Clear Grain is currently in the proof-of-concept stage. The competition will narrow to four finalists in September, with the overall winner receiving $100,000 in startup funding.
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