PU grad helps farmers with iPhone app

CAMDEN, Ind. (WLFI) - A new mobile device application is being tested at a farm in Camden.

Purdue graduate Neil Mylet developed an iPhone application that he said allows truck drivers to safely monitor and control grain loading.  Mylet said the device will offer farmers many benefits.

"It eliminates the driver from having to disembark the cab.  All they have to do is pull up, turn the system on, open the app up, and they are ready to go," said Mylet.

With just the touch of the finger the application allows farmers to see what's going on behind them without ever leaving the front seat. This can be extremely useful, especially during bad weather.

"All they have to do is hit start and, as you can see, the grain begins flowing and they can monitor in this fashion until the truck is loaded," said Mylet.

Neil Mylet graduated from Purdue University last December and now works on his family's farm in Camden.  The idea for the application grew out of his childhood.

"I created the app because I have allergies.  Since I was 5 years old I've been loading trucks and I would do the process with my Dad and I wouldn't be able to breathe for 15 to 20 minutes," said Mylet.

Mylet said with the application farmers can now be safe from inhaling dust or debris.  One of the other benefits is efficiency.

"With our overhead bin it normally takes two people to load the truck, and if we can put one more guy on the road every day that's certainly going to help our bottom line.

Mylet said the application is still being tested at his family's farm.

He is talking to a couple of companies and wants to make it available to farmers throughout the U.S. and possibly the world.

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