These ongoing projects relate to the work that HGCA has commissioned in relation to grain storage.
Click on the titles for an upshot of the problem to be addressed, the aims, the approach and the benefits to the industry. Also will be attached the latest information in the form of Annual Project Reports (APRs) or Interim Reports.
RD-2005-3201 Defining and managing risks to safety and quality during food and feed grain storage (LK0985).
An industry-led initiative facilitated by HGCA, has identified areas within the grain storage process where there is insufficient knowledge to properly assess and control risks. These areas require that innovative research be undertaken to meet the industry need for a scientifically validated guide to best practice.
RD-2004-3079 Biopesticides for the control of storage insect pests (SA 269) (LK0967).
To provide the basis for a whole new class of biological pesticides for use in the storage of a wide range of commodities including cereals and oilseeds.
RD-2004-3133 Experimental validation of a model to devise practical strategies for Ochratoxin A production during ambient-air drying.
To ensure that ambient air drying processes in the UK are successful in keeping Ochratoxin A levels below EU regulatory thresholds in the most cost-effective manner.
RD-2004-3333 Evaluation of Rapid Test Kits as potential screening tools for Ochratoxin A (OTA) determination in wheat
To identify potential commercially available methods/technologies for the quantitative assessment of OTA in cereals
RD-2007-3431 BulkCool - an interactive computer-based tool for grain and oilseed rape cooling
To develop a computer-based learning tool to simulate cooling of bulk grain and OSR that will be available to levy payers free of Intellectual Property restriction.
RD-2007-3432 BulkDryRape - and interactive computer-based tool for oilseed rape drying
Develop an interactive computer-based tool for rapeseed drying and validate it by experiment. This project will develop a variant of BulkDry for oilseed rape to enable users to improve their decision making for the drying rapeseed.
Please click here to see publications that have arisen out of finished projects.
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