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TCTrak: Simple, Easy, & Affordable Tissue Culture Tracking
Several years ago, a commercial plant nursery approached us with an intriguing challenge: develop an application to track their tissue culture process from the cutting stage through production and sales. The nursery, which propagated a sizable number of plants, struggled to manage the various stages of tissue culture and inventory effectively. Since they were already using our InstaCaliper tool for nursery inventory, they believed we could create a solution that was both user-friendly and affordable.
We eagerly took on the challenge, recognizing its alignment with the traceability systems our growers had requested for tracking produce from the field to the consumer. The initial tissue culture software was too focused on a specific grower’s needs and had limited success—some growers adopted it, but we knew there was room for improvement via expanded capabilities. So, we went back to the drawing board, focused on real-world usability, and reimagined the system from the ground up.
The result? TCTrak—a robust, location-based, and highly flexible application that tracks tissue culture samples from generation through the growing, feeding, expanding, and hardening stages and all the way through their journey to the greenhouse and finally out the door to the customers.
With TCTrak, you can:
- Easily configure locations (e.g., shipping/receiving, laboratory, hoods, refrigerators);
- Manage contacts (vendors and customers);
- Organize tasks (e.g., propagation, feeding, hardening);
- Tag tasks with the specific information you need.
This dynamic system provides detailed inventory insights, tracks generational changes in tissue culture samples, generates receipts, and simplifies order shipping.
Best of all, it is significantly more affordable than traditional LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems).
StockTrak: Ensuring Food Safety Traceability
Similarly, a cherry grower approached us with a need to track produce from the field to customers. The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations required growers to maintain records of where produce originated and its distribution end points, enabling rapid recalls when necessary.
From this need, StockTrak was born—a system built on the same foundation as TCTrak. StockTrak empowers growers to tag produce with barcodes and monitor it throughout farm processes, meeting Canada’s strict regulatory requirements.
In the U.S., similar regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) were scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2025. While future executive changes could alter these mandates, traceability remains a gold standard for food safety. It helps producers quickly identify contamination points and protect consumer health.
Staying Current with System Updates
You might wonder how we keep TCTrak, StockTrak, and our portal up to date. The answer is simple: we listen to you.
Many updates are inspired by user feedback. Whether it is a request for a specialized report or a feature to streamline payroll and operations, we are committed to making your work easier. Our customers’ needs drive our innovation, ensuring our systems evolve to meet real-world challenges.
Closing Thoughts
Whether you are propagating plants or managing food safety traceability, TCTrak and StockTrak simplify complex processes while saving time and money. We are proud to support our customers with flexible, practical solutions that grow alongside their businesses.
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