Javascript is required to use this website.

Corn harvest: Which field to prioritize first

By Gentry Sorenson, ISU Field Agronomist
Sep 25, 2023
Sep 25, 2023

Snapped Corn — Stalk quality and corn standability come into question as strong winds move through Minnesota just a corn harvest begins. Photo taking of a field in south-central Minnesota on October 1.
Peter Scharpe

Facebook
Twitter
Bluesky
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

By Gentry Sorenson, ISU Field Agronomist

After walking several fields in mid-September before harvest got into full force, I noted fields where stalk integrity was a concern. A pre-harvest walk will help to prioritize harvest of fields and will help reduce harvest loss of compromised corn.

kAmr@C? 92D 6IA6C:6?465 DEC6DD E9:D J62C 7C@> 5C@F89E[ 2C62D @7 92:=[ 4C@H? 2?5 DE2=< C@ED[ 2D H6== 2D AC6>2EFC6 562E9] s@:?8 E96 AFD9 E6DE :D 2? 62DJ H2J E@ C64@8?:K6 A=2?E H62<?6DD] (96? x 4964< 7:6=5D E@ AC:@C:E:K6 92CG6DE[ x 4964< D6G6C2= C@HD 24C@DD D6G6C2= 2C62D @7 E96 7:6=5 E@ F?56CDE2?5 7:6=5 G2C:23:=:EJ] x7 E96C6 2C6 5:776C6?E 9J3C:5D :? 2 7:6=5[ 36 DFC6 E@ 4964< 6249 9J3C:5]k^Am

People are also reading…

Longtime dairy farmer leads state dairy organizations
Illinois brothers carry on dairy tradition
Better days for beets
Iowa dairy farm engages visitors while expanding operations
Interseeding outcompetes weeds, has host of other benefits
How Mitchell-based Trail King powers heavy haul across North America
Screwworm spreads into 4 more counties
Geopolitical issues influencing soybean market
Rodeo legacy lives on in Wessington Springs Family
2026 Wisconsin Dairy Breakfasts
Cattle-station cookbook helps disaster
Wisconsin popular destination for turkeys
Competition and camaraderie
Happy Rock 4-H’er delivers buckets of smiles in Jefferson County
2026 Wisconsin Dairy Breakfasts

kAm• !FD9 E6DEi !FD9 a_ A=2?ED 2AAC@I:>2E6=J b_ 568C66D[ :7 `_ A6C46?E @7 E96 DE2=<D <:?< @C 3C62< E92E 7:6=5 D9@F=5 36 AC:@C:E:K65 7@C 92CG6DE]k^Am

kAm• !:?49 E6DEi %96 A:?49 E6DE 2AA=:6D AC6DDFC6 E@ E96 DE2=< :? 2C62D E@ 4964< 7@C 2?J DE2=< :?E68C:EJ :DDF6D] {:<6 E96 AFD9 E6DE[ :7 `_ A6C46?E @7 E96 DE2=<D 72:= E96 A:?49 E6DE[ E96? E92E 7:6=5 D9@F=5 36 AC:@C:E:K65 7@C 92CG6DE] %96 A:?49 E6DE 5@6D 2 ?:46 ;@3 @7 D9@H:?8 H9:49 A2CE @7 E96 DE2=< :D H62<]k^Am

kAmp=D@[ 4964< E96 D@F?5?6DD @7 E96 62C D92?< 2D DEC6DD6D E9C@F89 E96 8C@H:?8 D62D@? >2J =625 E@ 2 H62< D92?< 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J 62C 5C@AA286] r@C? C@@EH@C> A@AF=2E:@?D :? 7:6=5D >2J 92G6 H62<6?65 C@@E DJDE6>D =625:?8 E@ =@5865 4@C? 27E6C H:?5 6G6?ED] #6G:6H J@FC D4@FE:?8 ?@E6D 7C@> E96 D62D@? E@ F?56CDE2?5 H92E 2?5 H96C6 DEC6DD@CD H6C6 AC6D6?E 2?5 6G2=F2E6 E9@D6 2C62D 7@C 92CG6DE]k^Am

kAmtG2=F2E:@? @7 4@C? 367@C6 92CG6DE 42? 2=D@ 2DD:DE H:E9 4@>3:?6 D6EFA] xE :D :>A@CE2?E E@ G6C:7J 4@>3:?6 25;FDE>6?ED 5FC:?8 92CG6DE A6C:@5:42==J] r964< 7@C =@DD6D 7C@> E96 4@>3:?6 9625 2D H6== 2D 7C@> E96 C@E@CD^4J=:?56C 2?5 D:6G6D] %2<:?8 E96 E:>6 5FC:?8 92CG6DE E@ F?56CDE2?5 :7 2?5 H96C6 =@DD6D 2C6 @44FCC:?8 2?5 >2<:?8 ?66565 4@>3:?6 25;FDE>6?ED H:== 96=A E@ >:?:>:K6 92CG6DE =@DD]k^Am

Gentry Sorenson is a field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Reach him at 641-430-6715 or gentrys@iastate.edu.