Elizabeth Cronin
North Dakota State University
Due to a challenging spring planting season, corn has varying moisture levels between fields and even within fields. That may be due to replanted portions of fields, with the initial planted acres at about 15 percent while the replanted acres are still in the upper 20 percent moisture range.
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