What are the benefits of using an agricultural produce moisture meter?

Agricultural produce moisture content is one of the most important factors in agricultural products: corn, potato, cassava, rice, coffee, jute, copra, soy sauce, wheat, barley… It greatly affects the quality and productivity of raw materials and goods in preservation and storage. If we do not have good methods to control humidity, can cause serious mold, this fungal toxin is produced with this process spread very quickly, leading to economic damage and affecting healthy humans and animals. feed.

In the past, to check the moisture content of cereals, farmers often rely on handed down experiences to know whether rice is dry or not, farmers often bite rice seeds, but this is not entirely true because Each person’s experience is different.

Therefore, the appearance of the agricultural produce moisture meter is extremely useful, it has become an effective assistant for farmers. So, how is agricultural produce moisture meter used in agricultural production? How to use the right and most effective moisture meter? Today, We will introduce you to this matter!

What is an agricultural produce moisture meter?

Agricultural Moisture Meter

An agricultural produce moisture meter is an accurate and versatile tool to measure and diagnose the humidity of agricultural products of packaged and packaged agricultural products (as rice, rice, coffee, cocoa, straw corn, potatoes, cassava, feed,..) It is widely used to measure moisture quickly and accurately in the process of transporting, buying, selling, storing and processing packaged agricultural products. This moisture meter has been proven by many reports and tests around the world and is recognized as one of the useful devices for measuring the moisture of grain.

Application of agricultural moisture meter In the production and preservation of victuals

Since ancient times, farmers often have the habit of storing rice, potatoes, cassava, beans, peanuts … for a long time, sometimes from one crop to another, from year to year. The long storage will lead to mold, fermentation, and damage to agricultural products. Therefore, the importance of moisture and temperature of grain before storage is very important. With rice moisture meter, farmers will feel secure and trust absolutely in the quality of agricultural products when stored for a long time. The grain moisture meter will help you know exactly the moisture in rice, coffee, nuts … before storing, ensuring productivity and quality of agricultural products. In particular, These moisture meters are compact in size, suitable for all ages, objects, and machines that operate quickly and return results quickly and accurately, without losing too much time when measuring.

Moreover, farmers often use their own farm produce during this season to cultivate seed in the following season. Then, if the moisture content of the seeds is not accurately measured, good storage will directly affect the seed source, productivity, and quality of the next crop.

In the victuals export industry

Today, The export of victuals to foreign countries is extremely developed. However, the process of exporting agricultural products abroad will take a long time to transport, then if the agricultural products are not dried, there is a risk of mold, malfunction, affecting the quality of seeds. Therefore, measuring humidity before exporting is very important, If good goods will increase prestige, affirm the brand before foreign partners.

Grain moisture meter contributes to protecting human health

The moisture content of cereals not carefully inspected before storage or processing of finished products will be extremely harmful, directly affecting the health of humans and pets. The types of agricultural products over time are moldy, fermented, smelly, these manifestations are sometimes not recognized by our eyes. When people use agricultural products to prepare food for themselves or livestock, it will lead to some digestive diseases, helminths and more serious toxins, which will cause cancer.

Therefore, owning a grain moisture meter for the family is extremely important and necessary. It will help you less worry about food quality. And most importantly, it will help you prevent dangerous diseases for your health.

In conclusion

I have shown some basic applications of an agricultural produce moisture meter. If you are a career related to agricultural production. This machine definitely becomes an indispensable tool to help you control the best moisture and increase your income. Besides, If you are a housewife. This machine is also essential for you to use in choosing the best food for your family. Finally, Do you want to buy one? Let’s go to reputable facilities to buy the best moisture meter.

The essential supplies for watercolor painting

Watercolor painting is an important factor to create the diversity of arts in our life. It plays an important role in both our material life and spiritual life. It is not deniable that we knew about watercolor painting from a very young age by an art subject at school. However, at that time, we only knew about the simple watercolors, color tray, brushes, and paper for painting, we do not know the watercolor well. So in this article, I will introduce to you more detail about how to choose well for each watercolor paint supply.

watercolor paint

The necessary supplies for painting

Painting is a job that requires meticulousness and ingenuity of human. We can not rush to paint a picture as quickly as possible because this picture can be a terrible thing. To be more successful in watercolor painting, the important step we need to know is that we should know carefully about its supplies and how to choose them well. So generally, there are 4 essential supplies for watercolor painting that the beginner needs to know: paper, watercolor paint, brushes, and palette.

  • Paper

There are a lot of papers for the painters to choose on the market now. It can be difficult for users to select the appropriate paper for their need. So I will give you some useful information for watercolor paper here.

The watercolor paper is often divided into two main types: the quality artist paper and the quality student paper. Both of them have different prices as well as qualities. The quality artist can be only found in painting shops and it is more expensive than the quality student paper. However, the prominent advantage of it is that it is very durable over time because it has no acid. Otherwise, the quality student paper will be appropriate for the student and the beginner because its price is lower than the quality artist paper. However, it is not durable and the painting is not beautiful.

There are so many watercolor papers with many different colors for you to select. Each color will bring different effects and moods. Most of the watercolor papers are white and cream because it makes the paint more transparent and beautiful.

The watercolor paint also includes two main types: watercolor tube and watercolor pan. We should choose the best watercolor paint to have a good result. Each of them is different about the feature and function. Firstly, the watercolor tube is the most popular for use. It is liquid and placed in tubes. It is diverse and rich in colors and especially, it is very easy to use. So watercolor paint is appropriate for large drawings and painting at home.

Otherwise, the watercolor pan is flexible and easy to carry so it is appropriate for outdoor painting activities and a small painting. It is compressed into a solid form. Moreover, the watercolor pan is only available in specialized graphics stores.

  • Brushes

The paintbrush is one of the most important supplies for painting. Why did I say that? Because the brush is a thing that helps us paint colors on paper. There are a lot of types and shapes of the brush. So it will depend on the details that you want to paint to choose the appropriate kinds and shapes of the brush.

  • Palette

The palette is an important supply for painting. Nowadays, there are a lot of palettes on the market with different kinds and be made of different materials. It is a supply for you to squeeze out and mix the watercolor paint on its surface.

In conclusion

I have already introduced to you some important supplies for watercolor painting. I hope you will get some useful information for your needs. With this information, wish you could be successful in your job.

Birthday Party Bunting, Cupcakes and Wise Words Postcards

This weekend was our lovely baby boy’s 1st Birthday and Naming Day. I have been beavering away making paper goods to style the do, and the results were lovely. I created ‘happy birthday dexter’ bunting, vanilla cupcakes (+toppers and custom stand) and also some Wise Words postcards, that guests filled in on the day. As the Christmas decorations were already up at our venue, I opted for a vintage styled red and blue theme, using my favorite fonts, brown ribbed kraft paper, polka dots and a lovely pair of owls! I love creating the ‘branding’ that brings a party together, and it’s the small details that make all the difference.

Custom Digital Silhouettes

Traditionally silhouettes were a form or portraiture, cut from thin black card, originating in the 18th century. They are a lovely way to freeze a moment and time, and of course, work best when the subject is in profile, so you can identify their defining features. I made this digital version last week for my husband, and he was rather chuffed with it, I think it’s going into the office with him for his desk. I think these would work well with a nice white matte and a thin black or white gallery-style frame. Getting the outline right takes some patience, you have to make sure the image is suitable and work out beforehand how many colors you are using before you start the outline. The benefit of digital, of course, is the colors can be matched to your decor, or changed completely in a flash. If you fancy one of these for your home, or as a gift this Christmas, just drop me an email and we can get it all sorted in a jiffy. I loved creating this artwork and would love to make some more.

How it works:
  • You send me a photo to digitally create your silhouette from,  faces need to be in profile for best results. Quality not a major issue, but needs to be good enough to get a good outline from. Stray wisps of hair and things just add to the charm. Email image or images to [email protected] before you buy so I can make sure your image is ok.
  • Once we are all happy I can create what you want from your image, you need to buy your print using the Paypal button at the bottom of this post.
  • I create the silhouette and email you a preview image, in your colors if you have specified them, or I will use creative judgment. A title can be added if you like, the print looks smarter with one.  Color tweaks can be made at this point.
  • Final print option A) I send you a high-resolution image for you to print yourself. I will provide an A4 300dpi version for home printing and an 8″x10″ version for printing with a photographic service such as Snapfish. Cost for this service is £20 (Please make sure your email account is able to accept large files, I can also post to Flickr if this causes a problem, but it’s more complicated)
  • Final print option B) I print your image on my high-quality home printer on A4 glossy premium paper and post it to you. Cost for this service is £25 (the extra covers printing and postage costs)
  • How long does this take? I will estimate a delivery date when you first email me your pictures, but these can be turned around in a few days.

However you buy, your final print will be designed to fit in a frame with an aperture suitable for a 10″x8″ (20x25cm) photo. The diagram below explains how big your print will be and how it will look mounted under a suitable aperture mount (clicky for larger image). You can buy mounts like this online, with or without a matching frame. I buy my mounts and frames at Habitat, Ikea also do a suitable frame with mount included for just £3.99.

Typography Poster for Dexter

For Dexter’s first birthday I made him this poster. It’s styled like an old wild west or circus letterpress poster, in some of my favorite fonts, with a few printers flourishes. I’m going to print it up quite large, poster size, and get it framed in a long slim frame.

When he is older it will remind us of all the things he was up to at that age, and it’s a little celebration of my wonderful little boy.

 

Kitchen design featured on Design*Sponge

I was so pleased to find out that my kitchen, that I did all the interior design and planning for, has been featured on Design*Sponge! I love Design*Sponge so much it’s one of the tabs that open automatically every day of the week when firefox boots up. I’m featured in the ‘Before and After’ section, Cat’s Kitchen, alongside a very lovely boot room by Jodi.

A few people have commented on the Design*Sponge blog asking for photos taken from the same angle, but I don’t have that many, as I did not take the before pictures. Here is my best shot at explaining what we did.

When we bought the house it had a kitchen that was in the middle of the house, with a sun room down one side of it, accessible through a breakfast room at the end of the kitchen. Between the sun room and kitchen was a large window. We removed the large window, leaving the support above in, to open the kitchen into the sun room. The breakfast room door to the sun room was blocked up to make this room into a utility room. So the new kitchen now runs down the side of the room into the sun room. An peninsula unit is in place where the window was, leaving an opening into the sun room. We have a large table and some panton chairs in the bottom end of the kitchen now.

The image above shows the dividing window from inside the sun room, then with the window and wall removed, and finally the new kitchen view from the old sun room. The next set shows the view from inside the kitchen, through the window, then with it removed, and finally the view though the resulting gap (though looking to the left of the room). Click the image for a larger version.

Perhaps I should take some images from the same angles as my before pictures!