Evans and Pearce Blog • Quality Farming Solutions, Services and Supplieshttp://www.evansandpearce.com/Recent blog posts from the Evans and Pearce Blog.Grain Measuring and Monitoring Solutionshttp://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/05/16/grain-measuring-and-monitoring-solutions/We continue to stock a comprehensive range of grain measuring and monitoring solutions and have everything you will need to meet the requirements of your farm assurance scheme. Our range includes: • Bug control and monitoring traps • Temperature probes and spears • Grain Moisture meters • 1000 Grain and Hectolitre weighers • Weather Stations • Bird Scarers Grain Measuring and Monitoring SolutionsWe continue to stock a comprehensive range of grain measuring and monitoring solutions and have everything you will need to meet the requirements of your farm assurance scheme. Our range includes:

  • Bug control and monitoring traps
  • Temperature probes and spears
  • Grain Moisture meters
  • 1000 Grain and Hectolitre weighers
  • Weather Stations
  • Bird Scarers
]]>http://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/05/16/grain-measuring-and-monitoring-solutions/Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000Grain Ventilation Systemshttp://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/04/19/grain-ventilation-systems/Many grain farmers are looking for better more energy efficient and cost effective ways to ventilate their grain. Proper Grain ventilation is needed to spare grain crops from bugs and moulds while being stored in the shed or barn. Why you Need to Ventilate Grain Grain is a crop that was once living, yet after harvest,  continues to respire or emit moisture and heat. Heat and moisture are great places for things like mould and insect larva to form and hatch, which is not good for the grain. Poor grain ventilation can cause mould and insects to ruin the crops making it impossible to sell, ruining the production and profit for the grain farmer. Typically, when grain is brought in from the fields it has a temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius. At this temperature the grains are at risk of allowing the insect larva, brought in on the grain, to hatch and potentially harm the crops. Once the grain is brought into storage the temperature should be dropped to about 10 degrees Celsius within the first two weeks. Grain cooling can really decrease the risks of mould and insects destroying the harvested grain. Ways to Ventilate Crops Other than underground ventilation systems, which are very expensive to install and difficult to maintain, multiple free-standing grain ventilation pedestals provide the simplest, most cost-efficient and flexible grain ventilation system. Traditionally, these grain ventilation pedestals have always been made from thin aluminium sheeting, which makes them ill-designed for a typical farm environment as they tend to dent and bend too easily.   At Evans and Pearce, we use Polycool’s tough, twin wall, loader-proof plastic grain ventilation pedestals in all the solutions that we implement.  We find them affordable, efficient, very easy to install and hard to destroy (even with heavy farm machines). How Polycool Grain Ventilation Pedestals Work Polycool Grain Ventilation Pedestals are made of heavy duty, almost indestructible, plastic that will allow proper grain cooling. The pedestals can be put together in a very short amount of time and they keep the crop cool and well ventilated throughout the storing season. The pedestals work along with an Evolution fan ventilation system that is installed above the crops. As hot stale air rises, the ventilation system moves the old air out and brings in new fresh air. Grain cooling and grain ventilation are very important aspects of storing your crops and need to be taken seriously. Contact us now to help spec out a solution that is right for you. Grain ventilation systemsMany grain farmers are looking for better more energy efficient and cost effective ways to ventilate their grain. Proper Grain ventilation is needed to spare grain crops from bugs and moulds while being stored in the shed or barn.

Why you Need to Ventilate Grain

Grain is a crop that was once living, yet after harvest,  continues to respire or emit moisture and heat. Heat and moisture are great places for things like mould and insect larva to form and hatch, which is not good for the grain. Poor grain ventilation can cause mould and insects to ruin the crops making it impossible to sell, ruining the production and profit for the grain farmer.

Typically, when grain is brought in from the fields it has a temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius. At this temperature the grains are at risk of allowing the insect larva, brought in on the grain, to hatch and potentially harm the crops. Once the grain is brought into storage the temperature should be dropped to about 10 degrees Celsius within the first two weeks. Grain cooling can really decrease the risks of mould and insects destroying the harvested grain.

Ways to Ventilate Crops

Other than underground ventilation systems, which are very expensive to install and difficult to maintain, multiple free-standing grain ventilation pedestals provide the simplest, most cost-efficient and flexible grain ventilation system.

Traditionally, these grain ventilation pedestals have always been made from thin aluminium sheeting, which makes them ill-designed for a typical farm environment as they tend to dent and bend too easily.  

At Evans and Pearce, we use Polycool’s tough, twin wall, loader-proof plastic grain ventilation pedestals in all the solutions that we implement.  We find them affordable, efficient, very easy to install and hard to destroy (even with heavy farm machines).

How Polycool Grain Ventilation Pedestals Work

Polycool Grain Ventilation Pedestals are made of heavy duty, almost indestructible, plastic that will allow proper grain cooling. The pedestals can be put together in a very short amount of time and they keep the crop cool and well ventilated throughout the storing season. The pedestals work along with an Evolution fan ventilation system that is installed above the crops. As hot stale air rises, the ventilation system moves the old air out and brings in new fresh air.

Grain cooling and grain ventilation are very important aspects of storing your crops and need to be taken seriously.

Contact us now to help spec out a solution that is right for you.

]]>http://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/04/19/grain-ventilation-systems/Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000New agricultural fan control systemhttp://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/03/21/new-agricultural-fan-control-system/Evans and Pearce has just launched a new control system for use in grain stores. When implementing a grain cooling system using Evans and Pearce Evolution agricultural fans, it is also advised to use a separate high volume fan in the roof space of the building to ensure warm damp air drawn out of the stored crops is removed from the building and replaced with dry fresh air from outside of the building. The new system from Evans and Pearce detects when Evolution fan units switch themselves on and off and uses this information to control the axial roof fans, ensuring the very best performance from grain cooling systems, reducing the amount of energy used through only running roof fans when Evolution fans are on. "This is a great addition to the range as it makes life even easier for the farmer" said Rob White, Managing Director of Evans and Pearce. "It is our daily focus to make life as easy as possible for users of our systems so that they can leave their stores to run themselves and get on with managing their busy farms". Contact us now for more information.  Evans and Pearce has just launched a new control system for use in grain stores. When implementing a grain cooling system using Evans and Pearce Evolution agricultural fans, it is also advised to use a separate high volume fan in the roof space of the building to ensure warm damp air drawn out of the stored crops is removed from the building and replaced with dry fresh air from outside of the building.

The new system from Evans and Pearce detects when Evolution fan units switch themselves on and off and uses this information to control the axial roof fans, ensuring the very best performance from grain cooling systems, reducing the amount of energy used through only running roof fans when Evolution fans are on.

"This is a great addition to the range as it makes life even easier for the farmer" said Rob White, Managing Director of Evans and Pearce. "It is our daily focus to make life as easy as possible for users of our systems so that they can leave their stores to run themselves and get on with managing their busy farms".

Contact us now for more information. 

]]>http://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/03/21/new-agricultural-fan-control-system/Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000Things you may not have seenhttp://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/02/16/things-you-may-not-have-seen/Keeping birds at bay For any of you that suffer the annual problem of bird control on your farms be it pigeons in the rape, rooks and crows in the wheat or starlings on the silage clamp I would urge you to consider the Scarecrow system. This system of bird scaring seems to be a genuine step forward for farmers and uses technology which has been successful in our nation’s airports for many years. If any of you discover that your neighbor has bought one I would follow suit because all of those unsettled flocks have got to go somewhere and you don’t want it to be your fields.   Evolution fan goes from strength to strength Since its launch last year our Evolution fan with built in differential control unit continues to go from strength to strength. The market has sought this product for many years and it now stands alone as the benchmark product for cooling and conditioning floor stored crops. “Without doubt the response we have had back from the farms which are now using this product has far exceeded that of any other product we’ve ever launched. Its exactly what it needed to be and we’re excited about where its going to take us in the near future”. Said Rob White. Take a closer look at the Evolution Grain Ventilation Fans we offer.   Pre Cleaner for hire We now have a high output pre-cleaner (as pictured right). Designed to be moved quickly between sites, it can be towed behind a 4x4 and is completely self contained. It comes with its own generator, so can be run on any site regardless of electricity supply. Filling is via the standard trailer spout and auger arrangement. Clean seed can be unloaded directly into trailers via a combine style discharge auger. The cleaner is available for hire by the day with or without an operator; such is its ease of use. It is a totally gravity based form of separation and will be ideal for removing weed seeds from beans, reducing screenings in cereals and removing bugs and mites from stored crops. With an output of 100 plus tonnes / day it will make for a very cost effective form of bulk cleaning either pre or post storage. Keeping birds at bay

Scarecrow systemFor any of you that suffer the annual problem of bird control on your farms be it pigeons in the rape, rooks and crows in the wheat or starlings on the silage clamp I would urge you to consider the Scarecrow system. This system of bird scaring seems to be a genuine step forward for farmers and uses technology which has been successful in our nation’s airports for many years. If any of you discover that your neighbor has bought one I would follow suit because all of those unsettled flocks have got to go somewhere and you don’t want it to be your fields.

 

Evolution fan goes from strength to strength

Evolution Agricultural FanSince its launch last year our Evolution fan with built in differential control unit continues to go from strength to strength. The market has sought this product for many years and it now stands alone as the benchmark product for cooling and conditioning floor stored crops.

“Without doubt the response we have had back from the farms which are now using this product has far exceeded that of any other product we’ve ever launched. Its exactly what it needed to be and we’re excited about where its going to take us in the near future”. Said Rob White.

Take a closer look at the Evolution Grain Ventilation Fans we offer.

 

Pre Cleaner for hire

Mobile Seed Pre-Cleaner 1We now have a high output pre-cleaner (as pictured right). Designed to be moved quickly between sites, it can be towed behind a 4x4 and is completely self contained. It comes with its own generator, so can be run on any site regardless of electricity supply.

Filling is via the standard trailer spout and auger arrangement. Clean seed can be unloaded directly into trailers via a combine style discharge auger. The cleaner is available for hire by the day with or without an operator; such is its ease of use.

Mobile Seed Pre-Cleaner 2It is a totally gravity based form of separation and will be ideal for removing weed seeds from beans, reducing screenings in cereals and removing bugs and mites from stored crops. With an output of 100 plus tonnes / day it will make for a very cost effective form of bulk cleaning either pre or post storage.

]]>http://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/02/16/things-you-may-not-have-seen/Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000Exciting new dealerships for 2012http://www.evansandpearce.com/blog/2012/02/16/exciting-new-dealerships-for-2012/During the past few months we have developed two key strategic partnerships with industry leading companies to bring you a range of new products.   We will now be the agent representing Welvent in the South and West. Their range of drive on, wooden drying floors is second to none and a product that we are proud to be associated with. We will be able to provide the full Welvent product range including: • Wooden drying floors • High volume fans • Control systems • Grain stirrers • Gas burners • Refrigeration equipment for potato stores   Based in Essex Chief industries offer both commercial and farm based storage and handling systems. We can now offer the following products from the Chief range • Continuous flow dryers (24-96 tonnes / hour) • Grain storage silos: Hopper and flat bottomed • Grain cleaning equipment • Augers: High lift, sweep and general purpose • Conveyors and elevators Added to this we have now teamed up with a well respected local construction company who can build grain and general purpose storage sheds. We look forward to speaking to you soon about how we can tailor make a storage facility to your individual needs. During the past few months we have developed two key strategic partnerships with industry leading companies to bring you a range of new products.

 

Welvent logo

We will now be the agent representing Welvent in the South and West. Their range of drive on, wooden drying floors is second to none and a product that we are proud to be associated with. We will be able to provide the full Welvent product range including:

  • Wooden drying floors
  • High volume fans
  • Control systems
  • Grain stirrers
  • Gas burners
  • Refrigeration equipment for potato stores

 

Chief Industries UK

Based in Essex Chief industries offer both commercial and farm based storage and handling systems. We can now offer the following products from the Chief range

  • Continuous flow dryers (24-96 tonnes / hour)
  • Grain storage silos: Hopper and flat bottomed
  • Grain cleaning equipment
  • Augers: High lift, sweep and general purpose
  • Conveyors and elevators

Added to this we have now teamed up with a well respected local construction company who can build grain and general purpose storage sheds.

We look forward to speaking to you soon about how we can tailor make a storage facility to your individual needs.

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