Harvest
“I’ve seen some fields with 20-bu. per acre corn that wasn’t getting picked up. We’re leaving too much corn on the cob,” says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Growers who hit all three factors just right are combining monster crops this fall. Those who didn’t are seeing average yield results.
We want to hear from you! How are your corn and/or soybean yields? Let us know on our corn and soybean harvest maps.
While the supply shocks came to the 2020 final production numbers from USDA this week, Dan Basse, AgResource Company, thinks the national corn yield still has room to change for the 2021 production year.
Too much rain fueled disease pressure, double fungicide applications actually paid for themselves in some situations, and hybrid diversification was and is critical to your overall yield success.
Growing conditions during the summer showed the Eastern Corn Belt had better crop production potential compared to the West. Naomi Blohm and Bob Utterback talk harvest yield reports and the potential market impact.
Check the stalk quality of D and L-1 hybrids. One has been hit by late-season disease, while high winds have taken a toll on the other.
A team of students at Ohio State University is seeking input from owners and operators of farm machinery to better understand routine cleaning, maintenance, and fire safety education for combine harvesters.
An Indiana woman gets a second chance to spend time with friends and family after losing both her arm and a leg in a horrific harvest accident.
Chances are, you’ve had one of those days…where everything just goes wrong. Well, if you need to see someone else’s misfortunes to make yours seem not-so-bad, check out Farm Journal’s “What a Day!”
Join us at 8 a.m. Central Nov. 10 for the Early Riser session, “Now’s the Time to Repair and Prep Fields for 2021.”
Corn is coming in wetter and with lower test weights than normal. For many farmers this might mean they don’t have the drying capacity to keep up with harvest—but does the local elevator?