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Grain with low falling number is sold at a discount because end-use quality is compromised.\u23f8\u2587In the past, low falling number has been attributed to late-maturity alpha amylase (LMA) or pre-harvest sprouting, which are associated with elevated alpha amylase activity. The enzyme breaks down starch.\u23f8\u2587This year, the main driver of low falling number was non-alpha amylase induced low falling number (NAIL). NAIL can result in low falling number without elevated alpha amylase activity.\u23f8\u2587\u201cThe tricky part about it is that samples with NAIL will throw a low falling number,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cBut the thing that we\u2019re measuring for, alpha amylase, is absent.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Does NAIL damage the wheat like the other causes of low falling number? More information is needed, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Early results indicate NAIL does not appear to impact cake quality. NAIL samples sometimes show low or lower protein. \u23f8\u2587The researchers don\u2019t know yet what causes NAIL. It could be cold temperatures early in grain development, long before an LMA event.\u23f8\u2587\u201cWe had a very open winter \u2014 it didn\u2019t get cold,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cSo we had a lot of other pressures with disease that were historic this past year. We\u2019re really trying to figure out the root cause of NAIL.\u201d\u23f8\u2587'May not be a problem there at all'\u23f8\u2587Agronomists and farmers can determine whether an event is NAIL or the other low falling number causes with an enzyme activity test.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIn NAIL samples, even though you may get a low falling number, the rapid test or another enzyme activity test will tell you there\u2019s no activity there,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cThat combination of characteristics can help better assess whether that grain needs to be penalized, when there may not be a problem there at all.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Worried growers or those who have received a low falling number should contact Hauvermale or USDA researcher Alison Thompson to determine whether the grain has alpha amylase activity.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIf it doesn\u2019t, and it is NAIL, that is a much bigger conversation with the industry about how discounts apply in that case,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cThis is a brand-new player on everybody\u2019s radar.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Wheat breeders are working to eliminate LMA and pre-harvest sprouting.\u23f8\u2587Growers should read WSU\u2019s variety trial results to see which varieties perform the best across pre-harvest sprouting, LMA and NAIL, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Samples\u23f8\u2587Wheat Marketing Center testing detected 118 low falling number samples out of 569. Of those, 94, about 80%, were presumed NAIL.\u23f8\u2587Some grain elevators applied price discounts to farmers for wheat with low falling number, and some did not.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIt\u2019s really at the discretion of the elevators,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cIt also started a much larger conversation from variety trial testing to the Federal Grain Inspection Service about whether the falling number test is an appropriate test to measure grain quality when you have a NAIL event.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Easier to blend?\u23f8\u2587Alpha amylase-affected samples require a lot of \u201cgood grain\u201d to blend away \u201cthe bad stuff,\u201d a ratio of one to 10, Hauvermale said. For NAIL samples, it\u2019s more one to one.\u23f8\u2587\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re testing right now,\u201d Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587The team has applied for a new USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rapid Response Grant, although \u201cWe\u2019re doing it anyway,\u201d Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Storage\u23f8\u2587Storing the grain helps with LMA and, to a lesser-degree, pre-harvest sprouting, because alpha amylase activity diminishes over time, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587\u201cWe think storage will not really impact NAIL-affected grain in the same way, because there is no alpha-amylase activity in the samples,\u201d she said.","headlineText":"Cause of low falling number sparks pricing penalty discussion","articleText":"Northwest wheat growers faced a \u201cuniquely challenging\u201d falling number season, Washington State University researcher Amber Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Falling number is a test that measures starch damage in wheat that reduces the quality of baked goods and noodles. Grain inspectors measure the time it takes two pins on a falling number machine to fall through a ground wheat-water slurry, measuring viscosity. Grain with low falling number is sold at a discount because end-use quality is compromised.\u23f8\u2587In the past, low falling number has been attributed to late-maturity alpha amylase (LMA) or pre-harvest sprouting, which are associated with elevated alpha amylase activity. The enzyme breaks down starch.\u23f8\u2587This year, the main driver of low falling number was non-alpha amylase induced low falling number (NAIL). NAIL can result in low falling number without elevated alpha amylase activity.\u23f8\u2587\u201cThe tricky part about it is that samples with NAIL will throw a low falling number,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cBut the thing that we\u2019re measuring for, alpha amylase, is absent.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Does NAIL damage the wheat like the other causes of low falling number? More information is needed, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Early results indicate NAIL does not appear to impact cake quality. NAIL samples sometimes show low or lower protein. \u23f8\u2587The researchers don\u2019t know yet what causes NAIL. It could be cold temperatures early in grain development, long before an LMA event.\u23f8\u2587\u201cWe had a very open winter \u2014 it didn\u2019t get cold,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cSo we had a lot of other pressures with disease that were historic this past year. We\u2019re really trying to figure out the root cause of NAIL.\u201d\u23f8\u2587'May not be a problem there at all'\u23f8\u2587Agronomists and farmers can determine whether an event is NAIL or the other low falling number causes with an enzyme activity test.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIn NAIL samples, even though you may get a low falling number, the rapid test or another enzyme activity test will tell you there\u2019s no activity there,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cThat combination of characteristics can help better assess whether that grain needs to be penalized, when there may not be a problem there at all.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Worried growers or those who have received a low falling number should contact Hauvermale or USDA researcher Alison Thompson to determine whether the grain has alpha amylase activity.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIf it doesn\u2019t, and it is NAIL, that is a much b
1418igger conversation with the industry about how discounts apply in that case,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cThis is a brand-new player on everybody\u2019s radar.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Wheat breeders are working to eliminate LMA and pre-harvest sprouting.\u23f8\u2587Growers should read WSU\u2019s variety trial results to see which varieties perform the best across pre-harvest sprouting, LMA and NAIL, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Samples\u23f8\u2587Wheat Marketing Center testing detected 118 low falling number samples out of 569. Of those, 94, about 80%, were presumed NAIL.\u23f8\u2587Some grain elevators applied price discounts to farmers for wheat with low falling number, and some did not.\u23f8\u2587\u201cIt\u2019s really at the discretion of the elevators,\u201d Hauvermale said. \u201cIt also started a much larger conversation from variety trial testing to the Federal Grain Inspection Service about whether the falling number test is an appropriate test to measure grain quality when you have a NAIL event.\u201d\u23f8\u2587Easier to blend?\u23f8\u2587Alpha amylase-affected samples require a lot of \u201cgood grain\u201d to blend away \u201cthe bad stuff,\u201d a ratio of one to 10, Hauvermale said. For NAIL samples, it\u2019s more one to one.\u23f8\u2587\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re testing right now,\u201d Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587The team has applied for a new USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rapid Response Grant, although \u201cWe\u2019re doing it anyway,\u201d Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587Storage\u23f8\u2587Storing the grain helps with LMA and, to a lesser-degree, pre-harvest sprouting, because alpha amylase activity diminishes over time, Hauvermale said.\u23f8\u2587\u201cWe think storage will not really impact NAIL-affected grain in the same way, because there is no alpha-amylase activity in the samples,\u201d she said.","metadata":{"author":"Matthew Weaver"},"pluginVersion":"5.27.1"};</script>
1418<div class='trinityAudioPlaceholder' data-trinity-mount-date='2026-10-02 02:19:36'> 1419 <div class='trinity-tts-pb' dir='ltr' style='font: 12px / 18px Verdana, Arial; height: 80px; line-height: 80px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 0 82px;'> 1420 <strong style='font-weight: 400'>Getting your <a href='//trinityaudio.ai' style='color: #4b4a4a; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700;'>Trinity Audio</a> player ready...</strong> 1421 </div> 1422 </div> 1423 </td> 1424 </tr> 1425 </table><p>Northwest wheat growers faced a “uniquely challenging” falling number season, Washington State University researcher Amber Hauvermale said.</p> 1426<p>Falling number is a test that measures starch damage in wheat that reduces the quality of baked goods and noodles. Grain inspectors measure the time it takes two pins on a falling number machine to fall through a ground wheat-water slurry, measuring viscosity. Grain with low falling number is sold at a discount because end-use quality is compromised.</p> 1427<p>In the past, low falling number has been attributed to late-maturity alpha amylase (LMA) or pre-harvest sprouting, which are associated with elevated alpha amylase activity. The enzyme breaks down starch.</p> 1428<div class="ad mobile-ad-contain count24"><!-- med-rect-300x250-1 --> 1429<div 1430 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-1-INSTORY" 1431 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/med-rect-300x250-1/sports"> 1432</div></div><div style="margin: 1rem 0 2rem 0;"><div class="marfeel-inline-recommender-first"></div></div><p>This year, the main driver of low falling number was non-alpha amylase induced low falling number (NAIL). NAIL can result in low falling number without elevated alpha amylase activity.</p> 1433<p>“The tricky part about it is that samples with NAIL will throw a low falling number,” Hauvermale said. “But the thing that we’re measuring for, alpha amylase, is absent.”</p> 1434<p>Does NAIL damage the wheat like the other causes of low falling number? More information is needed, Hauvermale said.</p> 1435<div class="instory_widget" style="list-style:none;"></div><div class="ad mobile-ad-contain"><!-- med-rect-300x250-2 --> 1436<div 1437 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-2-INSTORY" 1438 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/med-rect-300x250-2/sports"> 1439</div></div><div class="instory_widget"></div><div class="ad mobile-ad-contain"><!-- REMOVED AD --></div><p>Early results indicate NAIL does not appear to impact cake quality. NAIL samples sometimes show low or lower protein. </p> 1440<p>The researchers don’t know yet what causes NAIL. It could be cold temperatures early in grain development, long before an LMA event.</p> 1441<p>“We had a very open winter — it didn’t get cold,” Hauvermale said. “So we had a lot of other pressures with disease that were historic this past year. We’re really trying to figure out the root cause of NAIL.”</p> 1442<h3>‘May not be a problem there at all’</h3> 1443<div id="cedato-unit"></div><div class="ad mobile-ad-contain"><!-- med-rect-300x250-3 --> 1444<div 1445 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-3-INSTORY" 1446 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/med-rect-300x250-3/sports"> 1447</div></div><div style="margin: 1rem 0 2rem 0;"><div class="marfeel-inline-recommender-second"></div></div><p>Agronomists and farmers can determine whether an event is NAIL or the other low falling number causes with an enzyme activity test.</p> 1448<p>“In NAIL samples, even though you may get a low falling number, the rapid test or another enzyme activity test will tell you there’s no activity there,” Hauvermale said. “That combination of characteristics can help better assess whether that grain needs to be penalized, when there may not be a problem there at all.”</p> 1449<p>Worried growers or those who have received a low falling number should contact Hauvermale or USDA researcher Alison Thompson to determine whether the grain has alpha amylase activity.</p> 1450<p>“If it doesn’
1450t, and it is NAIL, that is a much bigger conversation with the industry about how discounts apply in that case,” Hauvermale said. “This is a brand-new player on everybody’s radar.”</p> 1451<p>Wheat breeders are working to eliminate LMA and pre-harvest sprouting.</p> 1452<p>Growers should read WSU’s variety trial results to see which varieties perform the best across pre-harvest sprouting, LMA and NAIL, Hauvermale said.</p> 1453<h3>Samples</h3> 1454<p>Wheat Marketing Center testing detected 118 low falling number samples out of 569. Of those, 94, about 80%, were presumed NAIL.</p> 1455<p>Some grain elevators applied price discounts to farmers for wheat with low falling number, and some did not.</p> 1456<p>“It’s really at the discretion of the elevators,” Hauvermale said. “It also started a much larger conversation from variety trial testing to the Federal Grain Inspection Service about whether the falling number test is an appropriate test to measure grain quality when you have a NAIL event.”</p> 1457<h3>Easier to blend?</h3> 1458<p>Alpha amylase-affected samples require a lot of “good grain” to blend away “the bad stuff,” a ratio of one to 10, Hauvermale said. For NAIL samples, it’s more one to one.</p> 1459<p>“That’s what we’re testing right now,” Hauvermale said.</p> 1460<p>The team has applied for a new USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rapid Response Grant, although “We’re doing it anyway,” Hauvermale said.</p> 1461<h3>Storage</h3> 1462<p>Storing the grain helps with LMA and, to a lesser-degree, pre-harvest sprouting, because alpha amylase activity diminishes over time, Hauvermale said.</p> 1463<p>“We think storage will not really impact NAIL-affected grain in the same way, because there is no alpha-amylase activity in the samples,” she said.</p> 1464 </div> 1465 1466 <div class="share_buttons_group"> 1467 <div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons"> 1468 </div> 1469 </div> 1470 1471 <div id="comments"> </div><!-- END comments --> 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476<div id="NTV_1"></div> 1477 1478 <style> 1479 .marketplace-container h3 { 1480 margin: revert !important; 1481 } 1482 </style> 1483 <div class="ad_wide marketplace-container"> 1484 <style> 1485 .scroll-wrapper { 1486 position: relative; 1487 max-width: 100%; 1488 overflow: hidden; 1489 } 1490 1491 .scroll-container { 1492 display: flex; 1493 justify-content: space-between; 1494 overflow-x: auto; 1495 scroll-behavior: smooth; 1496 -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; 1497 } 1498 1499 .scroll-container .ad { 1500 margin: 0 !important; 1501 } 1502 1503 .scroll-arrow-container { 1504 position: absolute; 1505 top: 30%; 1506 transform: translateY(-50%); 1507 border: none; 1508 cursor: pointer; 1509 pointer-events: none; /* allow touch events through container */ 1510 z-index: 10; 1511 } 1512 1513 .scroll-container > *:not(:first-child) { 1514 border-left: 1px solid #ccc; 1515 } 1516 1517 .scroll-arrow { 1518 background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); 1519 font-size: 3rem; 1520 color: white; 1521 border: none; 1522 padding: 10px; 1523 cursor: pointer; 1524 pointer-events: auto; /* only arrows are clickable */ 1525 z-index: 10; 1526 } 1527 1528 .scroll-arrow.left { 1529 left: 0; 1530 } 1531 1532 .scroll-arrow.right { 1533 right: 0; 1534 } 1535 1536 .scrollContent { 1537 width: 25%; 1538 min-width: 300px; 1539 padding: 0 0.5rem; 1540 flex-shrink: 0; 1541 } 1542 1543 /* Hide arrows on large screens */ 1544 @media (min-width: 1270px) { 1545 .scroll-arrow-container { 1546 display: none !important; 1547 } 1548 } 1549 </style> 1550<h3 class="section v5"><span>Marketplace</span></h3> 1551<div class="scroll-wrapper"> 1552 <div class="scroll-container" id="adScrollContainer"> 1553 <div class="scrollContent clearfix"> 1554 <!-- Featured-ad-1 --> 1555<div 1556 class="opscoad-Featured-ad-1" 1557 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/featured-ad/Featured-ad-1/sports"> 1558</div> </div> 1559 <div class="scrollContent clearfix"> 1560 <!-- Featured-ad-2 --> 1561<div 1562 class="opscoad-Featured-ad-2" 1563 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/featured-ad/Featured-ad-2/sports"> 1564</div> </div> 1565 <div class="scrollContent clearfix"> 1566 <!-- Featured-ad-3 --> 1567<div 1568 class="opscoad-Featured-ad-3" 1569 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/featured-ad/Featured-ad-3/sports"> 1570</div> </div> 1571 <div class="scrollContent clearfix"> 1572 <!-- Featured-ad-4 --> 1573<div 1574 class="opscoad-Featured-ad-4" 1575 data-unit="web/capitalpress.com/featured-ad/Featured-ad-4/sports"> 1576</div> </div> 1577 </div> 1578 1579 <div class="scroll-arrow-container" style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;width:100%;"> 1580 <button class="scroll-arrow left" onclick="scrollAds(-1, 'adScrollContainer')">‹</button> 1581 <button class="scroll-arrow right" onclick="scrollAds(1, 'adScrollContainer')">›</button> 1582 </div> 1583</div> 1584 1585 </div> 1586 1587 <!-- Recommender Styles --> 1588 <style> 1589 .marfeel-recommender-container { 1590 margin: 0 0 1rem 0; 1591 } 1592 1593 .marfeel-article-container { 1594 width: 50%; 1595 padding: 0.5rem; 1596 } 1597 1598 /* On small devices */ 1599 @media screen and (max-width: 576px) { 1600 .marfeelRecommendation { 1601 border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; 1602 padding-bottom: 1rem; 1603 margin-bottom: 1rem; 1604 } 1605 1606 .marfeel-article-container { 1607 width: 100%; 1608 padding: 0; 1609 } 1610 } 1611 </style> 1612 <div class="marfeel-recommender-container"> 1613 <div> 1614 <h3 class="section" style="margin:0;"><span>You Might Like</span></h3> 1615 </div> 1616 <div id="marfeelRecommenderRow" style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content: space-evenly;"> 1617 <div data-mrf-recirculation="under-article-recirculation" class="marfeel-article-container"> 1618 <a href="https://capitalpress.com/2026/10/01/wa-supreme-court-presses-ecology-to-defend-fine-against-farmer/" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-decoration:none;color:#000;"> 1619 <div class=""> 1620 <img src="https://capitalpress.com/w
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