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	Index of research publications    Current Research Projects    Milling Wheat Signpost    Malting Barley Signpost    Disease Control    Research Initiatives    Grain Storage     -   Store preparation  -   Drying  -   Cooling  -   Insects and mites  -   Pesticides and fumigation  -   Sampling and testing  -   Grain defects and impurities  -   Outloading  -   General storage information Agronomy Calculators     Barley Growth Study    Grain Sampling and Analysis    Monitoring disease levels     Recommended Lists (RL Plus)     sow2succeed    soil2crop    Oilseed Rape Disease Forecasting and Management Tools    UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey    Agriculture and Horticulture Research Forum    Publications    Tools    Events    Links    Store preparation All parts of grain stores, including the inside of bins and other surfaces in contact with grain, must be free of contaminants before grain intake. Rigorous cleaning and the use of traps to monitor for insects should be used before any structural or fabric treatments are applied. Topic sheets TS79 Insect and mite control in empty grain stores using DE (2004) Describes how diatomaceous earth (DE), an inert silica dust consisting of the fossilised deposits of diatoms, can be used in EMPTY grain stores to control insects and mites Tools GrainPlan - www.grainplan.info (2007) A user-friendly, interactive database you can tailor to your own storage facilities for managing all the details of your stored grain in an assurance scheme-compliant way
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