From Guest Blogger Christine Rudolph: Five Ways to Save Power as a Professional in Agriculture

Nowadays, agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of every existing nation. Not because for the reason that it tends to provide for the whole people of a country but also because that agriculture interacts and corresponds with all the allied industries of that country. Agriculture development has emerged largely by the years just as farm machines and farming have developed too in these years. But with this great advantage there is also a disadvantage associated with this development i.e. too much use of power. Much use of power in agriculture is expensive as well as it also effect badly on environment. So what we need to focus now is to reduce the use of power in agriculture as well as make it safe by using well maintained equipment.

Much use of power in agriculture is not economic friendly so there are few ways by adopting these one can save the power in agriculture.

Following are the ways to save power in agriculture by adopting these ways its easy to save power in agriculture.

Solar Drying Equipment
In order to dry crops and grain using the sun light is one of the primeval applications of solar energy. Solar equipment can easily dry crops much faster and one more advantage of this is they also protect from damage by birds, pests, and weather. A common solar drying equipment consists of a shed, screened drying racks, and a solar collector.

Green house heating
Commercial greenhouses mostly rely on the sun for lighting, however also on oil heaters or gas to sustain constant temperatures. The function of a solar greenhouse is simple it uses building materials to collect and store solar energy as heat. To obtain the most sunlight, a solar greenhouse usually faces south, while its northern angle is well insulated, with few or no windows. May be a gas or oil heater use a backup.

Image Source: Harmony Silverline Greenhouse – Greenhouse Megastore

Solar water pumping
Agricultural solar water pumps are one of the affordable and efficient than ever before. Solar powered agricultural pumps will save power. Agriculture Solar water pump provides irrigation water in daylight hours when it need the most. It saves power as well as money efficiently.

Remote electricity supply
Sunlight is one of the source of generating electricity. Photovoltaic (PV) panels are mostly a competitive option than new electric lines for supplying power to remote locations. And because of the reason they don’t require fuel and don’t have moving parts, they are easier to operate and maintain than gasoline or diesel generators. In few areas, the gap from a power source at which PV becomes more effective than new transformers and electric lines is short just 50 feet.

Energy harvest controller
Energy harvest is another concept for energy saving in rural power saving and agricultural pumps protection. It optimizes specific energy consumption needed for agricultural pumps and can save about 30% power.

Safety Aspect
It’s also essential to focus on safety aspect in agriculture. It ranks one of the most dangerous industries. Between 2003 and 2011, 5,816 farmers died from work-related injuries in the US. So it’s essential to use well maintained equipment to reduce the risk like well-maintained tractors, harvesters and chemical applicators.

Image Source: 2013 John Deere S680 – eQuip Sells it