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Check Grain Bins for Carbon Dioxide

Hand-held carbon-dioxide sensors can measure CO2 concentrations

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Following the wet and late harvest of 2019, several Midwest states are on the edge of a dangerous cliff when it comes to emptying grain bins, reports KMA Land.

Conditions are aligning to create the potential for tragic accidents and grain-suffocation deaths to occur when grain bins start to be emptied.

Evaluating CO2 concentrations can be effective in monitoring stored-grain quality and early detection of grain spoilage.

A hand-held carbon-dioxide sensor can be used at exhaust vents or access ports for measuring concentrations.

Read the full report here.

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