Farm ecosystem

Abstract

An agricultural method includes selecting a seed with predetermined end product properties; selecting microbes to assist seed growth and providing the microbes to help the seed during early stage growth; planting the seed on a farm and periodically capturing growth data with one or more sensors; storing the growth data on a blockchain; viewing the growth data by an interested party; and controlling an irrigation system in response to the growth data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An agricultural method, the method comprising:
 selecting a seed with predetermined end product properties;   selecting microbes to assist seed growth and providing the microbes to help the seed during early stage growth;   planting the seed on a farm and periodically capturing growth data with one or more sensors;   storing the growth data on a blockchain;   viewing the growth data by an interested party; and   controlling an irrigation system in response to the growth data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the seed comprises hemp and the blockchain comprises Hyperledger or Ethereum blockchain. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the end product properties include product size, drought resistance, or predetermined taste. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising adding entries to the blockchain as the seed moves from the farm to a consumer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising dispensing fertilizer in response to the growth data. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising embedding the microbes in a fertilizer. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising coating the seed with the microbes. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising receiving data from IoT (internet of things) sensors and communicating with a cloud to control a farm system. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising financing the seed based on blockchain data. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising generating tokens used by farmers, farm suppliers, shippers, distributors, and retailers in an ecosystem. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each generation of the microbes are iteratively grown in a feedback loop. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each generation of the microbes are iteratively grown to increase microbes providing the predetermined end product property, comprising checking genetic data of each generation of microbes in a feedback loop to increase or decrease predetermined members of the microbes to achieve the determined end product property. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising sensing humidity, temperature, leaf property, soil property, or presence of an organism on the plant. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising capturing a leaf image and determining soil properties based from the leaf image. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising capturing a leaf image and determining soil properties based from the leaf image. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising capturing soil image and determining soil properties based therefrom. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising capturing an image of an organism on the plant, classifying the organism, and recommending a treatment for the organism. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising providing seeds that provide food low in starch and sugar for a diabetic consumer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising providing a farmer with the seed and agreeing to buy an end product from the seed with the predetermined end product properties in advance of planting. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , comprising providing a network of trucks to pickup the end product by selecting in real-time one or more nearest trucks from a network of trucks, reviewing each truck's shipping cost, and designating one of the trucks to transport the end product.