In-depth articles on near-infrared spectroscopy, chemometrics, calibration, and analytical training for food and agriculture professionals. Topics span the full range of food and feed quality control — from incoming grain inspection at the elevator to moisture and protein measurement in dairy processing, oilseed crushing, and compound feed manufacturing.
Whether you work in grain storage and trading, dairy standardization, feed mill formulation, or oilseed processing, these guides cover the practical side of implementing and maintaining accurate spectroscopic analysis. Articles address grain, dairy, and oilseed analysis workflows, calibration development against AOAC reference methods, and troubleshooting common measurement problems in production environments.
The blog covers applied topics such as how calibration models are built and validated, how moisture, protein, fat, starch, and fiber are measured simultaneously in a single scan, and what to do when measurement results drift over time. The content is written for practitioners — grain elevator operators, feed mill quality managers, dairy lab technicians, and oilseed processing specialists — not for instrument vendors or academic researchers.
Common themes across the article library include: incoming material acceptance testing at grain elevators and feed mills; standardization and composition control in dairy processing; oil and protein measurement in soybeans, canola, and sunflower; fiber and moisture in forages and compound feed; and the relationship between reference laboratory methods and spectroscopic predictions. Each article is grounded in how food and agriculture laboratories actually work, with practical guidance that applies across instrument manufacturers and matrix types.
Browse the latest articles below, or use the site search to find guides on specific analytes, matrices, or measurement challenges relevant to your operation.