Do we actually have the grain our DPR says we should?   --- it's easy to find out with ExamNet software!

ExamNet is a lightweight, efficient software application with database specifically designed to help grain operations managers to physically measure their grain stocks.  ExamNet is not a bookkeeping system--you have enough of those.  ExamNet helps you get your actual grain stocks just like warehouse examiners have been doing with our ExamHand software since 1990.  ExamNet runs on a single PC but is equally at home in a Citrix or file server environment.  It is designed so that each facility can enter  their own measurements and compare to book while management oversees and tracks trends.

The new higher 'price plateau' for grains coupled with the poor storability we have seen in places the last 2 crop years has made keeping track of the quality and quantity of your grain stocks more vital than at any time in the past.  You simply don't have the luxury  to wait until examiners or auditors measure your stocks-- the cost of being short of quantity or quality is just too high.

Many assume that an accurate measured inventory can't  be had without  monumental effort involving dozens of measurements in each bin.  Fortunately, this is not necessary.  We know much about how grain lays and what it does inside of cylinders and boxes.  Therefore, all that  is normally needed to compute the packed quantity of grain in a normal bin situation is:

1.  measured air space from eave down along the sidewall

2.  identify the grain type

3.  note the grain lay (cone up, low side, etc).

4. (optionally) pull bin samples and let ExamNet track USDA grades.

Safety is always the #1 concern when working on top of bins, that's why ExamNet offers at least one way to measure every bin without entering the bin itself.  

Not all grain lays are simple cones.  Grain lays can get very messy especially with the new, larger bins.  Using our 'Wizards' you can quickly compute complex grain lays like "W", "M", "Drawn off", or even Sweeps in the bottom of a bin.  These complex grain shapes require only one or two extra measurements to complete.

Sometimes, though, even one of our wizards can't accurately model a super-difficult lay of grain.  In these cases we use our 'Volumetric' tools which allows you to build up a series of grain shapes that correspond to what you actually see in the bin.  This can be especially helpful with partially unloaded flat storage buildings.

Contact Greg Miller today and ask how ExamNet can help you!