The SRF silo works in conjunction with a Cool Seed chiller unit to chill seeds before storing them in big bags or sacks in a warehouse.
(March 5, 2019) - Brazilian-based Cool Seed (www.coolseed.com.br) is bringing its experience in chilling stored grains and seeds in grain bins and warehouses to the United States market.
According to USA Sales and Operations Manager Eric Henlon (sales.usa@coolseed.com.br), its post-harvest storage technology provides significant benefits in terms of naturally controlling insects and mold for a variety of grains and seeds, and Cool Seed is the only company that offers the seed industry a specialized grain bin to chill seed before it is bagged and stored to preserve and maintain seed quality from the time immediately after harvest and conditioning and onward.
Henlon explains the SRF bin for dynamic cooling is available in 5 to 30T capacity, operates automatically or manually and works in conjunction with a Cool Seed chiller unit to chill the seed as it descends inside the bin, cooling the seed to around 60-65®F for subsequent discharge below into bags for warehouse storage.
Dynamic cooling of seeds with the SRF bin, Henlon says, allows seed to be maintained at its best post-harvest quality that allows for high germination rates and is high in vigor, and it also inhibits insect and mold development naturally without the application of chemicals.
The dynamic cooling method using the SRF bin cools seed quickly in a more integral, efficient way versus the typical procedure of sending seed bagged at warm temperatures to be stored in a refrigerated warehouse, which Henlon says can actually result in a prolonged time of weeks for the bagged seed to reach a sufficiently cool temperature level-a time that can negatively affect its quality, germination, and vigor.