Fall Combine Harvest Considerations

Abstract

<p>To harvest the crop efficiently the combine operator needs to spend pre-harvest time maintaining, adjusting, and setting the combine. Some Iowa growers will face special harvest-time issues this fall, those include: <ul> <li>Gullies and rills may have been created by intense late summer rainfall and hail-damaged areas. Areas affected by adverse weather should be scouted before harvest for the size and condition of ears as well as gullies or holes that may have formed. </li> <li>Fields with wetter corn may have delayed harvest; scout and consider stalk strength before making the decision to delay. </li> </ul></p>