Grain Harvesting to Minimize Losses and Maximize Profit Jim Glancey
Grain Harvesting to Minimize Losses and Maximize Profit Jim Glancey
Grain Harvesting to Minimize Losses and Maximize Profit Jim Glancey
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<strong>Harvesting</strong> Tips<br />
Corn Corn Maturity Maturity <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Timing Timing<br />
• Corn reaches physiological p y g maturity y when the kernel<br />
black layer forms at the tip of kernels, <strong>and</strong> kernel<br />
moisture is about 30%.<br />
• As a general g rule in our northern corn growing g g region, g<br />
grain corn is usually ll physiologically h l ll mature<br />
approximately 50 <strong>to</strong> 55 days after the mid-silking date,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fairly safe from a killing frost.<br />
• If corn iis mid-silk id ilk on August A t 1, 1 then th it would ld be b safe f<br />
from damaging frost on Sept. 20 or by Sept. 25<br />
depending on maturity.<br />
• CCool l August A t days d <strong>and</strong> d nights i ht can further f th delay d l the th<br />
maturing process.<br />
• Optimum harvest moisture is 18-23%. S<strong>to</strong>rage moisture<br />
should be 15% short-term, short term <strong>and</strong> 13% or less long long-term.<br />
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