A fan assembly attaches to and may be used with an existing fan of a storage container. The fan assembly includes an exhaust fan, a mounting assembly for operatively mounting the exhaust fan to the existing fan of the storage container, and a sealing member operatively positioned between the exhaust fan and the existing fan to provide a seal to direct movement of air streams created, in part, by the exhaust fan. During operation of the exhaust fan, the exhaust fan pulls contaminated air and airborne matter from within the storage container through the existing fan and an existing duct in order to exhaust the contaminated air and airborne matter from the storage container.

In one embodiment, a system comprising an impervious bin skirt, the bin skirt comprising at least one section, a top portion of a first section of the bin skirt to couple to a side wall of the bin to shield a portion of a base of the bin from moisture penetration.

A seed level managing system includes a seed tank configured to contain seeds, a plurality of seed level sensors placed on a sidewall of the seed tank, a surface detecting sensor, and a controller. The controller includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to receive first information from the plurality of seed level sensors; receive second information from the surface detecting sensor and determine a number of the seeds in the seed tank based on the first information and the second information.

Systems and methods described herein are intended for the reduction of grain bin entrapment. A method may include coupling at least a portion of a casing housing an auger to at least a portion of an inner sidewall of a grain bin. A method may include activating a power source of the auger to cause the auger to gather grain from a bottom portion of the grain bin and convey the grain to a top portion of the grain bin, thereby reducing an amount of the grain that is attached to the inner sidewall of the grain bin.

A fan assembly attaches to and may be used with an existing fan of a storage container. The fan assembly includes an exhaust fan, a mounting assembly for operatively mounting the exhaust fan to the existing fan of the storage container, and a sealing member operatively positioned between the exhaust fan and the existing fan to provide a seal to direct movement of air streams created, in part, by the exhaust fan. During operation of the exhaust fan, the exhaust fan pulls contaminated air and airborne matter from within the storage container through the existing fan and an existing duct in order to exhaust the contaminated air and airborne matter from the storage container.

A grain bin hazard shield apparatus is disclosed in the present invention comprising of outer ring, inner ring and a net wherein the outer ring and inner ring further comprising of first half ring; second half ring; fist locking hinge; second locking hinge; first set of clip connector; first set of clips; second set of clip connectors and second set of clips. The outer ring and inner ring aligned concentrically in a plane where the diameter of the outer ring is substantially larger than the diameter of the inner ring. The outer ring is connected to the outer edge of the inner ring via the net, which spans the circular area of space located between the outer edge of the inner ring and the inner edge of the outer ring. In one of the embodiment, the hazard bin shield may be provided with an electric pulley system in order to suspend the grain bin hazard shield from the roof of the grain bin. In another preferred embodiment, the grain bin shield may be power washed inside the bin or on outside the bin in order to remove the mold or chemicals.

Disclosed are a method and/or system for automatically controlling ventilation of a grain storage bin to maintain the grain parameters within a predefined range. The disclosed system includes a ventilation control system and a plurality of ventilation fans installed to the storage bin. The ventilation control system includes a fan switch control unit, a weather station, and a plurality of grain characteristics monitoring devices. The fan switch control unit includes a first switch and a second switch to constantly operate the plurality of ventilation fans on receiving an alarm signal from the weather station and/or the grain characteristics monitoring devices. The weather station transmits the alarm signal to deactivate plurality of ventilation fans when the captured external parameters deviate from predefined external temperature-humidity range. The grain characteristics monitoring devices transmit the alarm signal to activate plurality of ventilation fans when the captured grain parameters deviate from predefined grain temperature-humidity range.

The invention relates to a monitoring arrangement (1) for a reservoir (2) with a plurality of support members (21), the monitoring arrangement (1) comprising: at least one load cell module (3) with a base plate (31) for attachment to a support surface (100) and an elongated measuring device (37) attached to the base plate (31); and at least one adapter unit (4) configured to be attached to a support member (21) of the reservoir (2) and rest on the measuring device (37); wherein the base plate (31) of the at least one load cell module (3) comprises a recess (32) allowing the base plate (31) to at least partly surround the support member (21) circumferentially when installed, and the measuring device (37) is arranged on the base plate (31), such that it at least partly extends over the recess (32).

A portable system for monitoring and conditioning of agricultural assets in aerated storage bins. Sensor sticks combine rigid tubing with internal sensor cables to enable penetrative submersion of sensor nodes into an existing stored volume of grain. A control unit has input terminals for connection of sensor sticks and plenum sensors, and output terminals for connection of portable construction heaters, aeration fans and headspace exhaust fans. The terminals include multi-use terminals to which different sensor and equipment types are assignable to enable a variety of different operational scenarios with different quantities of bins, heaters, fans and sensor sticks. A headspace kit includes a fan unit mountable externally to the bin near ground level, and a flexible exhaust duct routable between the fan unit and a rooftop opening of the bin for fan driven evacuation of humid air from the headspace of the bin.