National Ag News

Some farmers impacted by wetness this fall are finding the harvestability of corn more of a hindrance than saturated soils.

University of Minnesota Extension crops specialist Dave Nicolai says harvest in the Upper Midwest has been interrupted by rain, cool temperatures, and more recently, snow.

“And it seems once that (snow) gets into the leaves and husks, it becomes much more difficult to get it to a point where you can get the crop dry enough to get a combine through a field without causing problems.”

He tells Brownfield getting stuck and compacting soil is a concern, but the condition of the crop at harvest is keeping farmers at bay even when fields are fit.

Continue reading Corn harvestability slowing harvest at Brownfield Ag News.