The percentage of small, thin grain that falls through the 2.2 mm sieve, measured by load. In malting barley it is a gatekeeper trait — plump, retained grain earns the malt premium; too many screenings drops the whole load to a feed price.
Malting barley receival standards typically cap screenings (grain through a 2.2 mm slotted sieve) at about 7%; loads above the limit are downgraded to feed.
Grain Trade Australia ↗Screenings rise sharply when the crop runs out of moisture during grain-fill, so they read the finish of the season directly. Watching them by load lets you segregate malt-spec parcels from feed and protect the premium tonnes.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Sow on time and choose varieties that fill grain before the heat arrives.
Set stocking of nitrogen and moisture to avoid a pinched, stressed finish.
Segregate loads at harvest so malt-spec grain isn’t averaged down by feed.
The percentage of small, thin grain that falls through the 2.2 mm sieve, measured by load. In malting barley it is a gatekeeper trait — plump, retained grain earns the malt premium; too many screenings drops the whole load to a feed price.
You need: Screenings by load (%), Retention on 2.5 mm sieve (%), Tonnes per load (t). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Malting barley receival standards typically cap screenings (grain through a 2.2 mm slotted sieve) at about 7%; loads above the limit are downgraded to feed.
Sow on time and choose varieties that fill grain before the heat arrives. Set stocking of nitrogen and moisture to avoid a pinched, stressed finish. Segregate loads at harvest so malt-spec grain isn’t averaged down by feed.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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