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Thought-provoking Agrii Marketing Seminar I nspirational global agricultural trade expert, Dan Basse from Chicago will kick-off Cereals 2012 with a thoroughly independent outlook on world food supply and demand at a special Agrii seminar in the Arable Conference Pavilion from 8.30 to 9.30 am each morning. An adviser to the US and Chinese governments and leading world commentator, Dan has been involved in agricultural commodities since 1979. After working with
Professional Farmers of America and GNP Commodities, he founded international advisory and research specialists, AgResource, providing market analysis and intelligence to businesses in more than 80 countries around the world. “With global food stocks on a knife edge and growing weather challenges across the world, Dan Basse is essential listening for everyone keen to chart the best possible path through today’s highly volatile marketplace,” stresses
Agrii business development manager, David Neale. “He has his finger securely on the pulse of the world food and commodities business and will start your Cereals visit with marketing facts you can really rely on.” Admission to the seminar is by invitation only, with a limited supply of last minute tickets available from the Agrii stand (G826) together with bacon rolls and coffee from 7.30 am each day.
Wireless temperature monitoring from CropCool Control you grain storage more efficiently and more cost-effectively than ever. ropCool Wireless is the next generation of Differential Crop Temperature Controller for Grain stores which empowers the busy farmer to manage his Grain more efficiently & even more costeffectively’ declared Charles Goldingham. There are No Trailing Leads, Massive power savings and the system enables farmers to monitor & store data either on or off-site, depending on need. Full Fan Control can be retained by the farmer locally on-site (as for the existing cabled CropCool). The CropCool Wireless Temperature probes, with a long battery life, have a range of up to
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100metres. The data can be viewed or stored either in the Grain store or sent by Repeater to the Farm Office up to a mile away or with broadband or a mobile phone link the data can be viewed at any distance. “This will be really helpful for the busy farmer running several Grain stores. The greater the distance the greater the benefit!’ said Charles. CropCool Wireless enable farmers to control their Fans by Temperature Differential etc, Humidity & Time (& other parameters) as well as manage them in up to 4 zones per controller. Easily adjustable Factory settings will be similar to
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those already well-proven in cabled CropCool, but updated to take account of Climate Change. EasyGrain Software enables the farmer to view each temperature sensor on his PC with a schematic of your store, which is supplied Free with each control system. Charles Goldingham said of CropCool “I really like this system as it enables farmers to start with the complete system. Or if he prefers, he can be build up his system gradually to suit need or whilst gaining confidence. “For example he can start with monitor only; then add control, data storage, remote access etc. in whichever order is preferred or suits the farm best. Also for a small
subscription fee, the farmer can also have remote viewing & monitoring by the system manufacturers Farmex, who also provide full Back-up for the system.” “We chose this system as it is already well proven within intensive livestock industry where quality ventilation control is essential to achieve highest welfare standards.” CropCool Wireless uses Dicam Wireless technology which provides ultimate flexibility to fit each arable farmer’s individual applications & can be updated with the latest technological developments.
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