Abstract: An agricultural system comprising: an agricultural rake for a raking operation comprising gathering cut crop material into a windrow, the agricultural rake comprising: a crop condition sensor positioned on the agricultural rake to detect a condition of the cut-crop material prior to, during, and/or after, windrow formation; wherein the agricultural system further comprises: a controller configured to: receive crop condition data from the crop condition sensor; determine a process parameter for a subsequent agricultural process to the raking operation, based on the crop condition data; and output the process parameter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored. The raw meat mixture is then diced to a second size in a first dicer, evenly spread onto a cooking belt, cooked in one or more continuous cooking ovens to form a cooked meat mixture and diced again to a third size in a second dicer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing cooked particulate meat products, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixing with dry cure and water to form a raw meat mixture, cooled and stored. The raw meat mixture is then diced to a second size in a first dicer, evenly spread onto a cooking belt, cooked in one or more continuous cooking ovens to form a cooked meat mixture and diced again to a third size in a second dicer.