RFID technology ushers in new era in module management

In the cotton industry, especially on the farming and ginning side, one technology holds potential to revolutionize the way modules are managed from the field all the way to the gin. “Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology utilizes radio waves to read, capture, and transmit information that’s stored on an RFID tag attached to an object, in this case, a round module,” explains Dr. Ed Barnes, senior director, Agricultural and Environmental Research for Cotton Incorporated. “The tag can be scanned and read from several feet away with a hand-held, wireless scan gun.”