Corn Breakage Increases with More Drying
Corn Breakage Increases with More Drying
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2008-11-06
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Hurburgh, Charles
Hurburgh, Charles
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As we observed a few weeks ago, the 2008 corn crop is wetter and lower in test weight than average corn. Long, cool growing seasons produce high yields but the corn is wet and soft, with more soft white starch. This means lower test weight, and reduced storability as mold can invade the softer textured kernels more rapidly. It also takes more energy to remove water from softer corn.