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  1. Post-Harvest Guidelines for Yield Monitors

    Author(s): John Fulton

    The end of harvest marks a good time to implement good management practices for yield monitors including taking steps to winterize components.  Yield monitors continue to increase and in most cases are standard options on today’s combines with the yield mapping data being important information for precision agriculture services offered across the agriculture industry.  A good post-harvest combine maintenance plan should include provisions for looking over yield monitor components and possibly storing devices in conditioned locations to reduce warming and cooling cycles potentially generatin

    Issue: 2014-40

  2. Post-Harvest Tips for Combines

    Author(s): John Fulton

    As the harvest season comes to a close, now is a good time to clean and look over you combine before parking for the winter.  A good post-harvest combine maintenance program can provide significant savings and make sure you are prepared for 2015. Many times, proper inspection and maintenance after fall harvest will reduce time and resources required at a later date to fix the combine and headers.

    Issue: 2014-40

  3. Temperature Management in On-farm Grain Bins

    Author(s): Curtis Young, CCA

    There are recommended targets for percent grain moisture and grain temperature for winter grain bin storage.  Those recommended targets are listed in the following tables (Tables 1. and 2.).

    Table 1. Recommended grain moisture content for safe storage.*

     

    Moisture Content % Wet Basis**

    Storage Period

    Corn

    Issue: 2014-39

  4. Harvest Delays Impact Corn Performance

    Author(s): Peter Thomison , Author(s): Allen Geyer , Author(s): Rich Minyo

    According to the USDA/NASS ( http://www.nass.usda.gov/ ) as of Sunday, Oct. 19, 23% of Ohio’s corn was mature, compared to 30% for last year and 32% for the five-year average.  Persistent rains have delayed corn harvest across the state and are not helping with field drying.  Many growers are delaying harvest until grain moisture drops further.  However, leaving corn to dry in the field exposes a crop to unfavorable weather conditions, as well as wildlife damage.

    Issue: 2014-36

  5. Corn Grain Test Weight

    Author(s): R. L. Nielsen

    Among the top 10 most discussed (and cussed) topics at hometown cafes during harvest season is the test weight of the grain being reported from corn fields in the neighborhood. Test weight is measured in the U.S. in terms of pounds of grain per volumetric bushel. In practice, test weight measurements are based on the weight of grain that fills a quart container (32 qts to a bushel) that meets the specifications of the USDA-FGIS (GIPSA) for official inspection (Fig. 1).

    Issue: 2014-33

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