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Corn moisture

How wet is everyone’s corn coming out of field? Mine is running between 25% and 34%, how wet will you run?

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Verified FBN Member (MN)

We started corn on Sept 29. It was 30 percent then. We finished 3 weeks later it was 16.


Verified FBN Member (NE)

10 to 16%


Verified FBN Member (KS)

I harvested my corn four weeks ago. It ran between 10.5 - 13.8%.


Verified FBN Member (OH)

Most of ours has been running 20 - 22% which is where we like it to be to harvest.


Verified FBN Member (OR)

Just sold one field at 14.7


Verified FBN Member (KS)

Ours has been 12-14% for3 weeks


Verified FBN Member (OH)

Harvested 16% t0 18% corn yesterday, very little header loss with our Drago headers.


Verified FBN Member (OH)

We had a wet spring so we was late on planting and we also had to replant half of our corn. Yes it is black layered.


Verified FBN Member (IA)

It not fun trying to dry 25% corn in single digit temps. I have a hard time believing corn is going to dry much more in the field this time ...

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Verified FBN Member (MN)

When did you plant it, in June, or July. A organic farm planted in late July, a lot of it, just recently chopped it for corn silage. SEMN. ...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

Generally speaking, header loss cost me more than the gas spent in my grain dryer. Highest ylds and profit come at 25-27% harvest moisture ...

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Verified FBN Member (KS)

Our coop won’t take corn or milo if it’s above 14 moisture. So we have to sit and wait for that.


Verified FBN Member (IL)

We don't have a dryer, just air on the bins, storing to feed to the cows.

We like to wait for it to get as dry as possible. We couldn't wai...

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Verified FBN Member (MN)

Gonna finish corn here tomorrow. It's 18%


Verified FBN Member (SD)

Finished my corn 2 weeks ago. The wettest harvested was 19%, most in the 17 to 18 range, and the last few loads were down to 14%.

To dry...

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