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Harvest corn at higher moisture to reduce phantom yield loss
2014-07-28 21:06:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Bob Little, who farms near Hebron, says harvesting corn at 22-25% moisture consistently boosts yields. Part of the increase is due to reduced field and harvest losses, which account for 5-10 bushels/acre. But another factor the mitigation of unexplained dry matter losses, often called phantom or invisible losses also is at play, he says. read more
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