General Industry Operations
GEAPS Exchange 2023: Using Equilibrium Moisture Content in Managing Grains
Speaker: John Lawrence, PhD, PE
Session Description
The safe storage moisture content of different hybrids of grains are not the same. This information is very essential to keep the grain safe in storage. The equilibrium moisture content characteristics of any grain gives information about the accurate safe storage moisture content at various grain temperatures. It also gives information about whether the current ambient air conditions will add or remove moisture in the grain mass. Hydrating soybeans gives economic benefits to farmers and producers.
Speaker of this session was John Lawrence.
Meet The Speaker
John Lawrence, PhD, PE
Lead Grain Researcher
AGI Digital
John Lawrence, PhD, PE is the lead grain researcher at AGI Digital in Lenexa, KS. AGI Digital is one of the subsidiary companies of Ag Growth International (AGI), Canada.
Prior to joining AGI, Lawrence worked as research director at the Bulk Solids Innovation Center at Kansas State University, Salina, KS. At AGI, Lawrence manages a grain research lab and does research on grain storage management. He teaches grain storage management to farmers, salesmen, customer service representatives and dealers.
His areas of expertise mainly are grain storage management, equilibrium moisture content, modeling in-bin natural air drying, finite element analysis in grain drying, handling and storage.
He is a professional engineer (PE) and got his PhD from Purdue University. Lawrence has presented, authored, and published many research papers related to grain storage management and natural air drying of grains.