First published in 1999,HGCAs Grain storage guide was widely accepted by the industry. We printed 45,000 copies and it is now required reading by most assurance schemes. Principles laid down in the original publication remain sound effective grain storage is crucial to successfully producing and marketing grain. However, legislation, technology and pesticides have all changed, so it is now time for an update.

New legal limits for ochratoxin A contamination in grain now apply. Treatments that can be used on stored grain as part of an integrated strategy have changed.However, check what treatments your buyer will accept.Warmer winters mean that using ambient air to cool grain takes longer, so moisture content assumes greater importance.

Two companion publications now provide more detail on some aspects of g rain storage.These are Rodent control in agriculture and Grain sampling a farmers guide.

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Information on pesticides and pesticide use (page 11) has been temporarily removed from the Grain Storage Guide to be revised. For details of approved pesticides to use in grain storage please visit the Pesticides Register on the HSE website:

https://secure.pesticides.gov.uk/pestreg/default.asp