Preserve crops value and optimize the operation with StackView®

In the harvested crop, each individual grain or seed is a living organism. The crop must remain alive in order to maintain its quality. Quality refers to nutritional value and germination capacity. Nutritional value and germination capacity are preserved when the grain is properly monitored and handled in storage. Monitoring must include temperature, humidity, and physical inspection. Temperature is important because all causes of quality deterioration lead to an increase in the crop’s temperature. Physical inspection includes the use of smell, sight, touch, and hearing. The crop should smell fresh and newly harvested. Visual inspection includes checking the colour, for example signs of sprouting or contamination, as well as checking for insects, mites, and fungi. By feeling – walking through the grain – you can sense whether the crop is fresh, as you sink into it and can hear it making noise when you walk through it.

With StackView, the quality of the measurement (the validity) is better than with manual measurement, as manual measurement requires a high degree of care to allow the thermometer to acclimatise for each individual reading. StackView remains in the crop and records temperature and humidity consistently with every measurement.

Energy costs have risen in recent years, underscoring the importance of minimizing power consumption to keep crops healthy in storage. If the temperature rises unnecessarily before you discover it, it takes a lot of energy to cool the crop and perhaps not under the optimal weather conditions. Likewise, there are major savings in completing the cooling as soon as the crop has cooled and stockpiled.

If the crop storage facility is insured, it is in many cases possible to obtain a reduction in the insurance premium, as the daily monitoring of temperature and humidity in the storage helps maintain quality and minimises the risk of fire.

StackView meets the fire authorities’ requirements for temperature and humidity monitoring in biobulk storage facilities.