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For European farmers, growth regulators are standard practice to help reduce the incidence and severity of lodging. Growth regulators are designed to limit the internode elongation of plants by reducing the extension of the cells — in other words, to shorten the growth habit of the crop. This strengthens the straw, which helps improve standability. Growth regulators have, to […] Read more

It’s always useful for farmers to have an idea of the quality of the grain in their bins to help them determine what protein level or grade their crop is likely to meet. There are many different factors which affect grain quality and many different ways to test for them. One quality assessment tool that […] Read more

There are two types of lodging in cereals. The most common type is root lodging, which usually occurs early in the season and causes leaning of the stems from the crown area because of disturbance to the root system. Stem lodging generally occurs later in the season, when the stem is more brittle as it […] Read more