Dr. Paul Armstrong wins the “2021 The Andersons Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence”
Dr. Paul Armstrong has been selected as the "2021 The Andersons Cereals and Oilseeds Award of Excellence" recipient. Click to find out more
Introducing The New GrainMate GM-102 Grain Moisture Meter
In this post, we show you the improvements we've made to our new GrainMate GM-102 Grain Moisture Meter and how it will serve you better
Introducing AgroMarket – A Digital Marketplace for all Agricultural Products
AgroMarket is a digital marketplace that lets anyone buy and sell agricultural products, commodities and more online for free.
Why Kenkey Could Cause Cancer
You've probably heard that kenkey causes cancer. In this post, you'll learn about aflatoxins and how it could cause cancer.
What are normal moisture readings?
For grains to last longer in storage, they have to lose moisture. This means, for a moisture reading to be normal, it has to be a lower percentage ranging between 12% to 25%. This depends mostly on the type of grain you’re measuring.
How to Choose the Right Grain Moisture Meter for Your Needs
There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a grain moisture meter, including accuracy, ease of use, price, mode of operation, calibration, moisture measurement range, number of species supported and more.
How Aflatoxins Cause Post-harvest Losses in Grains
Aflatoxins are toxic substances produced by mould fungi. The presence of aflatoxins in grains degrade its quality and quantity leading to loss of income and investment. It is therefore important that farmers and commodity traders take measures in preventing aflatoxins from infesting grains.
Measuring moisture content in grains: GrainMate to the rescue
At Sesi Technologies, we understand that post-harvest losses are such a menace to the grain farmer, trader and aggregator who only wants his grains to remain in good shape till it reaches the consumer.
This is where the GrainMate Moisture Meter comes in.