Forage Analysis (Sampling)

To get a representative sample is not easy in forage analysis. It is important to get as much sample as possible and to acquire all the subsamples in the NIR in order to get a representative result, this is one of the adventages of NIR as you can read in the article : "Uses and Abuses of NIR for Feed Analysis". 

You can visit the National Forage Testing Association  or read other papers as: "Forage Analysis: Three points to consider" to see the importance to acquire a representative sample.