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From Tweezers to Imaging: Grain Impurity Analysis at a GAFTA-Approved Port Laboratory
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From Tweezers to Imaging: Grain Impurity Analysis at a GAFTA-Approved Port Laboratory

In most inspection laboratories, impurity determination is still separated and weighed by hand. At Sekargas Hamilton, a GAFTA-approved inspection company at the port of KlaipÄ—da, the Laboratory Manager and the Head of Inspections describe what that test demands, and why the company is putting AI imaging next to it.

Ramūnas Berkmanas
7/28/2026
8 min
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A GAFTA-Accredited Lab Tested Our AI Against Its Own Technicians. Here's the Review.
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A GAFTA-Accredited Lab Tested Our AI Against Its Own Technicians. Here's the Review.

Sekargas Hamilton, one of the leading independent inspection companies in the Baltic region, ran GrainODM against four of its own experienced technicians on the same wheat samples. Head of Inspections Nikolaj StankeviÄŤ reviews the pilot, and we publish what the head-to-head test actually showed.

Ramunas Berkmanas
7/27/2026
9 min
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How AI Cut Allive's Hemp Seed Inspection From 30 Minutes to Seconds
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How AI Cut Allive's Hemp Seed Inspection From 30 Minutes to Seconds

Allive, one of Europe's leading organic industrial hemp producers, ran a 6-month AI inspection pilot with GrainODM. Sample checks that used to take 10 to 30 minutes (and up to 2 hours for green hull sorting) now finish in seconds.

Ramūnas Berkmanas
4/20/2026
8 min
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AI vs. 5 Lab Technicians: What We Found After 4 Months and 600+ Wheat Tests
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AI vs. 5 Lab Technicians: What We Found After 4 Months and 600+ Wheat Tests

Five grain experts and one AI system spent four months grading the same wheat loads, one batch at a time. This case study presents what we learned when we finally put all of those decisions side by side.

Ramunas Berkmanas
2/26/2026
8 min
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How JSC Grainmore Made Oat Sample Analysis 75Ă— Faster with AI
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How JSC Grainmore Made Oat Sample Analysis 75Ă— Faster with AI

JSC Grainmore, one of the most advanced oat processors in Northern Europe, implemented GrainODM's AI-powered grain quality inspection system and achieved 75Ă— faster analysis times.

Ramunas Berkmanas
10/21/2025
4 min
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Grain Quality Disputes at Intake: How Objective Visual Evidence Ends the Argument
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Grain Quality Disputes at Intake: How Objective Visual Evidence Ends the Argument

Impurity (Besatz) assessment at grain intake is the most subjective, dispute-prone step of quality grading. See how objective, repeatable, grain-by-grain visual evidence removes the argument between buyer and seller.

Ramunas Berkmanas
8/4/2026
4 min
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GrainODM at Linas Agro Open Doors 2026: AI Grain Analysis, Live in the Lab
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GrainODM at Linas Agro Open Doors 2026: AI Grain Analysis, Live in the Lab

Linas Agro has brought AI grain quality analysis into its laboratory with GrainODM. At its Open Doors 2026 in KÄ—dainiai, the company presented this innovation to the farmers it works with, and invited GrainODM to demonstrate the system live. Here is what visitors saw.

Ramunas Berkmanas
8/3/2026
4 min
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EN 15587 Besatz in Wheat: Complete Technical & Operational Guide
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EN 15587 Besatz in Wheat: Complete Technical & Operational Guide

Master EN 15587:2018 Besatz determination for wheat, durum, rye, and feed barley. Learn fraction definitions, lab procedures, EU limits, and automated visual inspection.

Ramunas Berkmanas
4/22/2026
12 min
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Hemp Seed Quality Inspection: Standards, Impurities & AI Detection
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Hemp Seed Quality Inspection: Standards, Impurities & AI Detection

A reference overview of hemp seed purity testing: 30+ impurity classes, EU/US/Canada/Japan export standards, manual vs AI methods, and what hemp-specific detection really requires. Built from a 6-month pilot with Europe's leading hemp producer.

Ramunas Berkmanas
4/22/2026
14 min
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