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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2024
Monsanto Technology Llc, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Jarrett Ryan Ceglinski, Damiansville, IL (US);
Jack Glenn Fombelle, Monticello, IL (US);
David Everett Johnson, Esmond, IL (US);
Jason W. Knoche, Mililani, HI (US);
Adam Harold Leek, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Kevin M. Mcalister, Wentzville, MO (US);
Kirk Murlin Remund, St. Charles, MO (US);
Steven John Swanton, Wentzville, MO (US);
Dustin Mitchell Theis, O'Fallon, IL (US);
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Combine harvesters are provided for use in harvesting seed corn from corn plants in fields. In connection therewith, a method for producing such seed corn from the corn plants, for use in growing subsequent corn plants, includes measuring a moisture content of corn kernels on ears of the corn plants in the field and removing, by one of the combine harvesters, the ears of corn from the corn plants when the moisture content satisfies a threshold moisture content. The method then includes separating the corn kernels from cobs of the ears of corn onboard the combine harvester and collecting the separated corn kernels for use as seed corn, whereby one or more subsequent corn plants can be grown from the collected corn kernels.