They Like "Sentry Pac" Aeration

They Like "Sentry Pac" Aeration GRAIN HANDLING Miscellaneous 33-5-14 Lynn Clarkson, owner and operator of Clarkson Grain, Cerro Gordo, Ill., likes his Sentry Pac aeration controller. It's designed to maintain grain quality during long-term storage by putting moisture back into grain once it's in the bin. Sentry-Pac is a computerized controller that turns aeration fans on or off depending on weather conditions. The unit monitors the temperature and relative humidity and makes a decision every 15 min. whether or not to operate the fans. It allows you to input a target moisture content and then it'll run the fans with two primary objectives: to prevent spoilage and to achieve uniform moisture content. Sometimes harvesting conditions are such that you have to do your combining when beans are as low as 9 percent moisture. With Sentry Pac, over time you can raise moisture in the bins to 13 or even 14 percent. The cost of operation is nominal once the Sentry Pac is installed - about 10 cents per bushel, says Clarkson. FARM SHOW also talked to T. J. Dobson, Cerro Gordo, Ill., who has 15 years experience with Sentry Pac. Dobson has used the system with beans, but most of his experience is with white corn which is used in the tortilla market. Market demands require him to keep corn in the field late. He's been very happy with the results. One thing about adding moisture to stored grains is that it will expand some. While this could possibly cause a bin to burst, Clarkson hasn't had any problems. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, SentryTGM, LLC, dba Sentry Technologies, 15710 El Prado Road, Chino, Calif. 91710 (ph 909 606-3070; info@sentrytgm.com; www.sentrytgm.com) or Lynn Clarkson, Cerro Gordo, Ill. (ph 217 763-2861) or T. J. Dobson, Cerro Gordo, Ill. (ph 217 369-3865).

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