Karen McMahon 2, Editor

May 13, 2011

1 Min Read

Grain farmers may remotely monitor the levels of their grain bins with a new product from BinMaster Level Controls. BinView uses BinMaster’s SmartBob sensors mounted on bins to provide real-time monitoring of grain. The information is sent through the Internet on a wireless or wired data communications network to a grower’s computer or IP network.

Time savings is an advantage of BinView because a grower does not need to manually check grain levels in the bins. The SmartBob sensors are programmed to take measurements at any time interval and will send the information to a cell phone, computer, or PDA.

Prices for the BinView with SmartBob sensors range from $1,000 to $1,900 per bin. For more information about BinMaster, visit www.binmaster.com.

About the Author(s)

Karen McMahon 2

Editor

Karen McMahon has been editor of Farm Industry News since 2000. She joined the staff in 1998 as senior editor and previously worked on the company’s National Hog Farmer magazine.

Karen grew up on a crop and livestock farm outside of LeMars, IA, and earned her journalism degree from South Dakota State University. After college, she worked on the local newspaper as farm editor and later started writing for various livestock and crop magazines.

She has written extensively about trends and technology related to corn and soybean production, the equipment needed for row-crop farming, and livestock production.   

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