Content related to the topic: product-quality-and-safety

Good quality seed is the starting point in cereal production.

Find out about the factors that affect seed health and the laboratory tests available.

A guide to processing pork from farm to plate

A guide to processing lamb from farm to plate

A guide to processing beef

Sooty moulds discolour ears and grain, affecting marketability.

Black-point infection may result in brown-to-black specks in flour, poor bran colour and rejection by millers.

All processors sample and analyse grain at intake to determine its quality.

Grain movements and changes in some quality parameters mean samples should be taken as grain leaves the store.

As grain remains a ‘living’ crop, it is essential to monitor it during storage.

The best time to take representative samples of grain is as stores are filled.