--censored--ey-john Corporation has designed a complete moisture product line that will give the same quality analysis in the field that you get in the elevator. Your savings start by knowing when to harvest and where to move equipment.
Understanding when a field is ready to harvest is one of the critical components for maximizing yields. The introduction of moisture testers to farming replaced guesswork with a valuable tool that accurately measures moisture readings right in the field.
Both large and small farmers can benefit from good moisture analysis. And there are a range of different testers that can be used. This article is intended to help the reader make good decisions that depend on this analysis.
There are several detailed reasons why knowing grain moisture is important; but the main reason is to protect investment. Moisture content is almost universally used as a price determinant when trading grain. Knowing that moisture content at various stages of growth, harvest and sale can mean extra dollars for the season. For instance, grain stored too wet will spoil and on the other side if too dry, the nutritional value declines.
Grain moisture can be determined in a number of ways. The official, reference method of analyzing moisture is the laboratory air-oven test. This process entails taking 2 small samples each consisting of 3 grams of ground grain. The grain is placed in 2 tin cups and weighed. The grain is then placed in a laboratory air oven for 1 hour at 130° F. The sample is again weighed and the moisture percentage is computed based on the change in weight. Obviously, this process is time consuming, taking 1 to 3 hours for each sample, using trained lab personnel.
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