Agriculture & Primary Production | Environment Monitoring Solutions

Monitoring CO2 in a greenhouse allows optimisation of plant growth conditions, resulting in more efficient plant growth and higher crop yield. Different plants need different levels of CO2 in the air to maximise development. Inside the greenhouse, when the plants’ CO₂ consumption is greater than the supply from greenhouse openings, the CO₂ concentration decreases below the atmospheric level (350 ppm). This limits the photosynthesis process and corresponding plant growth. Therefore, keeping the atmospheric CO₂ in your greenhouse at an optimal level may prove a yield-worthy exercise (up to 20% – 40% yield increase). Our experts can help you get to the ideal CO₂ concentration for your plants to successfully grow, no matter the weather outside. Dpstar offers instruments for measuring CO2, relative humidity, and temperature in greenhouses. Vaisala’s range of transmitters for outdoor use includes products for measuring precipitation, various humidity parameters, and temperature. Outdoor transmitters come with wide operating temperature ranges suitable for most climates, flexible installation options, and radiation shields for protection from the elements.

• Easy, accurate CO₂ measurement.
• Robust tried and tested instruments.
• Ideal for monitoring and optimizing indoor air.
• CO₂ measuring instruments with unbeatable price-performance ratio.

Livestock production is significantly influenced by animal health and comfort. Ventilation of animal housing to remove moisture and odors and replace them with fresh air is necessary for livestock productivity. Ventilation also provides air movement that promotes cooling and improves air quality for confined animals. Typically, good air quality is defined in terms of temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide. Controlling ventilation in livestock facilities by measuring CO2 allows for heating and ventilation to be optimized, resulting in energy savings. For example, if cattle are released outdoors on a warm, sunny spring day, automatic CO2 measurement can detect that the barn is empty and stop the ventilation system, whereas a time-based system would continue running regardless. Although it is important to optimize operational costs in order to save energy, it’s not the only reason, CO2 emissions will play an increasingly important role in all businesses in the future.  Vaisala’s instruments for monitoring carbon dioxide, relative humidity, and temperature in livestock facilities are designed to tolerate the humid, dusty, and even corrosive conditions typical of these environments.

Benefits of improving livestock air quality

• Improves the health, welfare, and production performance of the animals.
• Improves the health and safety of producers and workers.
• Reduces emissions of harmful pollutants to the outside environment which helps reduce nuisance complaints.
• Results in significant energy and economic savings.
• Prolongs the life of building structures

Monitoring environmental conditions during storage and transportation of produce and plants is essential to ensure that they arrive at their destination in perfect condition. Consumers today rely on fresh fruit and vegetables being available throughout the year which can extend shipping and transit times and potentially affect quality. The storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables varies with type, variety and pre-harvest conditions. Relative humidity measurement in production, packaging, storage and transportation is vital to ensure product quality and is strictly regulated in the food industry. We offer a comprehensive range of precision humidity measurement devices for monitoring and control of environmental and process conditions across the industry. Our sensors measure relative humidity which is the ratio between the amount of water vapor present in the environment at a given time and the amount of water vapor required to saturate the air. Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor present, values are available directly from many of our devices. In fruits and vegetables storage and transportation, the right level of CO2 is important to keep fruits fresh, ensure the safety of storage personnel and prevent the risk of machinery damage. Controlled CO2 helps to slow down the aging process or start the ripening of crop.

• Food stays fresh longer and has enhanced flavour under controlled conditions.
• Reduced waste and more food for minimal amount of energy.
• Food can be transported longer distances in a controlled environment.
• Increase shelf life of food products
• Can slow down the ripening process without the need for using chemicals.