This section provides an update on the grain storage pits at Raheen, Co. Kilkenny. As part of the FOODSEC project, we are digging 10 experimental storage pits, filling the pits with grain, monitoring the pits via sensors and then opening the pits after a few months. Laboratory analysis of the grain will help us better understand the impact of storage on the grain. Why are we doing this? Find out more here.
In November 2023, we dug four experimental pits at Michael Miklis's farm in Raheen, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, filled them with grain and sealed them. Five months later, it was time to open the pits.
UPDATE coming soon!
The project is funded by the Irish Research Council COALESCE Scheme (2022–2024; Strand 1L INSTAR+; Project ID: COALESCE/2022/1623)
