Methods and apparatus for performing agricultural transactions

An apparatus for chain-of-custody based enforcement, comprising:

• a reader configured to read physical indicia;
• a network interface configured to communicate with a distributed ledger;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• read the physical indicia of a bailment;
• retrieve a set of records associated with the physical indicia from the distributed ledger associated with the bailment;
• and
• report the bailment for regulatory response when the set of records does not match the bailment.

An apparatus configured to record a chain-of-custody for a bailment, comprising:

• a network interface configured to communicate with a community of independent devices;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• consensually store a distributed ledger with the community of independent devices;
• generate a code for a consignment;
• associate a set of records for the consignment with the code within the distributed ledger;
• and
• responsive to a query comprising the code, retrieve at least one record of the set of records.