Grain Harvesting to Minimize Losses and Maximize Profit Jim Glancey

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Harvesting Tips Soybeans Soybeans • Harvest soybeans y when pplants are mature and the beans have approximately 14% moisture. • Harvest may be started at 17 to 18% moisture when air drying g is available. • Harvest as much of the crop as possible above 12% moisture to avoid cracking seed coats and “splits.” • When soybean y seed is extremely y dry, y, (8 ( to 10 % moisture), harvesting will cause more shattering and seed injury. Under these conditions, combine during morning or evening hours when relative humidity is hi higher h and d adjust dj t the th combine bi accordingly. di l • Adjust cylinder concave clearance according to the operator’s manual. • Wh When soybean b plants l and d pods d are tough, h cylinder li d speed may have to be increased.
Harvesting Tips Corn Corn Maturity Maturity and and Timing Timing • Corn reaches physiological p y g maturity y when the kernel black layer forms at the tip of kernels, and kernel moisture is about 30%. • As a general g rule in our northern corn growing g g region, g grain corn is usually ll physiologically h l ll mature approximately 50 to 55 days after the mid-silking date, and fairly safe from a killing frost. • If corn iis mid-silk id ilk on August A t 1, 1 then th it would ld be b safe f from damaging frost on Sept. 20 or by Sept. 25 depending on maturity. • CCool l August A t days d and d nights i ht can further f th delay d l the th maturing process. • Optimum harvest moisture is 18-23%. Storage moisture should be 15% short-term, short term and 13% or less long long-term. term
Page 1 and 2: 2008 Mid-Atlantic Crop School Ocean
Page 3 and 4: Ope Operation ation
Page 5 and 6: Combine Types CaseIH Axial Flow (Si
Page 7 and 8: Combine Types New Holland Twin Roto
Page 9 and 10: Combine Types JJohn h Deere D WTS W
Page 11: Driving Factors in Hay Drying (most
Page 14 and 15: Soybean Harvest Loss Survey of 83 C
Page 16 and 17: Whe Where e Field Losses Occ Occur
Page 18: Dry Matter Loss
Page 21 and 22: Grain Carts 2008 Costs Based on 140
Page 23 and 24: Checking Soybean Harvest Loss • C
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Page 29 and 30: Combine Hardware Options
Page 31 and 32: Stripper Headers? Loss vs. Speed Lo
Page 33 and 34: Yield Monitoring • Calibrate/Chec
Page 35 and 36: Safety Issues
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