الاثنين، 28 ديسمبر 2015

A Detailed Look Into The Need For Grain Bin Monitoring

By Kenneth Patterson


The technological advancements experienced in recent times has proven to be a very vital contributing factor to the rise of production levels and quantities of grain achieved by several growers. It is worth noting that this development has contributed to the need for proper produce storage facilities installed in these very farms. This grain bin monitoring is done so as to ensure convenience and ultimate maintenance of a high shelf life of the produce gotten from the farms.

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 established needs of the end users are considered when arriving at the most suitable levels of moisture levels to be maintained. In the case of corn moisture content should preferably be kept at a range of between 10% and 30%. The most optimum levels of moisture content for human consumption has been determined to be about 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.

Due care and effort should be employed in ensuring no fine particles are present in these storage facilities. It is only through the use of cleaning drums before storing of produce that farmers can achieve this objective. The preservation of quality for your produce only boils down to observing one simple guideline. This entails regularly undertaking aeration of the produce so as to keep the temperature and humidity levels in check.

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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