sobota, 30 kwietnia 2016

Reasons For The Utilization Of Grain Bin Monitoring In Farming

By Kenneth Patterson


There has been a growing trend of storing of grains in farms due to the adoption of technologically advanced modes of farming. This phenomenon has led to the increase in production levels over the years. This is usually done in bins which are conveniently located in the farms. This has necessitated the need for grain bin monitoring with the aim of ensuring the quality of material is maintained.

Since grain is a very valuable commodity, it has led to development of monitoring systems which are designed in a way that they can track the levels of moisture or even temperature in these bin systems. This is because these two conditions are some of the most important determinants in the preservation grain quality .

The need and preferences of the buyers is always given much weight in helping determine the desired levels of moisture content. For example, corn should be demonstrated to possess a moisture content of preferably between 10% and 30%. The industrial recommended moisture content levels are supposed to be around the figures of 15.5%.

These systems are even able to give pretty reliable estimates of the periods that the produce will remain safe for consumption by livestock or even by human. This data is usually presented as the Allowable Storage Time and is derived by carefully analyzing the moisture content and even the temperatures exposed to the produce.

The perish-ability of grain is normally greatly influenced by the temperatures in which it is stored in. The higher temperatures are largely to blame for the deterioration of this kind of produce. This usually necessitates the need for the carrying out of aeration procedures whenever a particular temperature threshold is attained. Temperatures should always be maintained at between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius whereby 10 degrees Celsius is the maximum acceptable limit.

Temperature reports for the storage compartments should ideally be generated once a week with an aim of maintaining the desired levels of temperature. The best and most commonly recommended way of doing this is by finding the monthly average temperatures. This will then act as your guideline by ensuring that the previously acquired monthly average is never exceeded by even 5 degrees Celsius.

The presence of fine particles in these containers can clog all the holes meant for aeration purpose. This should never be allowed to happen and to prevent this farmers are highly encouraged to make use of a cleaning drum prior to storing the produce. The main agenda in ensuring that grain is well preserved for safe consumption is the provision of adequate aeration as this simple procedure comes in handy in maintaining both the temperature and even humidity levels.

There has been the rise in the levels of concern for the adherence to safety precautions while making use of grain bins. It is advised that you should never do in alone and it is always advisable to never leave the power on. There should also be the installation of proper stairs so as to help reduce the cases of accidents. There have been tremendous developments in technology in the bin monitoring systems whereby self monitoring capabilities have been adopted for these systems.




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