Are You Using the Best Grain Bin Monitoring Systems?
Effective grains storage management demands proactive prevention. While internal temperature cables are vital for grain monitoring, the air volume at the top of the silo—the headspace—is often overlooked. This crucial area provides the earliest warnings against spoilage and moisture damage.
Modern grain bin monitoring systems rely on specialized Headspace Sensors to detect and prevent problems related to condensation, humidity, and the earliest signs of microbial activity. By measuring temperature, relative humidity, dewpoint, and CO2 levels, these sensors give you the control necessary to protect your valuable crops.
To provide critical early warnings against spoilage and moisture damage.
Why focus on the air above the grain?
The headspace is the first area to show rapid environmental changes that can ruin your stored grain:
Condensation Risk: When night falls, the metal silo roof cools faster than the air inside, causing large quantities of water to condense on the roof. This results in damaging "rain" inside the silo, leading to top spoilage and moisture damage.
Microbial Spoilage: Microorganisms consume the sugar in the grain, producing CO2 long before any temperature rise is detectable. This makes CO2 the ultimate early warning sign for any comprehensive grain monitoring strategy.
AgroLog offers two types of Headspace Sensors
HS2000: Smart Control for Your Roof Fans
The HS2000, our new headspace sensor, is designed to address condensation and moisture damage directly. It measures temperature and relative humidity and is crucial for detecting and preventing damage from condensation. The HS2000 senses rapid development in humidity and temperature and sends warnings, allowing you to react by opening ducts or activating the aeration system. This sensor is integrated with our Roof Fan Aeration Control in AgroLog Manager and the AGW gateway. This powerful integration enables users to automatically control roof fans to protect their grain, activating fans when headspace temperature or humidity is too high, or only when outside air conditions are safe relative to the dewpoint. This smarter aeration control reduces spoilage and simplifies silo management for everyday farming, taking your grain bin monitoring to a new level of efficiency.
HS3000: Your Earliest Warning Sign with CO2
For the most proactive grain monitoring available, the HS3000 provides comprehensive monitoring by measuring CO2 levels. CO2 serves as the earliest warning sign of microorganisms that might spoil your stored crops. When microorganisms consume the sugar in the grain, they produce large quantities of CO2. Since the development of CO2 happens long before the temperature begins to increase, a sensor capable of detecting this increase is fundamental to preventing costly damages.
Ready to upgrade your grain monitoring system with smart headspace technology?