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Minimize heat damage while drying corn

FARGO - Corn kernels are discoloring and turning brown during drying this year, according to Ken Hellevang, agricultural engineer with the NDSU Extension Service. "The darkening during drying is ...
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Minimize heat damage, spoilage, fuel consumption when drying corn

FARGO - Even though drying conditions are excellent now, some producers may be faced with drying high-moisture or immature corn this fall. To minimize spoilage during drying, do not use natural air or ...
AG Week

Cool weather slows corn drying process

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- When corn reaches maturity, the moisture content of the kernel is generally between 30 and 35 percent. Weather this time of year can have a major impact on how quickly corn or other ...
AG Week

With cool weather, crops dry slowly

Producers in the region could be dealing with late-maturing, high-moisture corn this fall. That means they have some decisions to make, according to Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University ...
AgWeb

It’s Scary Dry in the Western Corn Belt, But a Drastically Different Story in the East This Year

The U.S. drought picture has drastically changed over the past six months, but dry conditions continue to grip the western Corn Belt. Meteorologists say there’s a stark difference in planting ...
The Spokesman-Review

Some U.S. corn plants are so dry they’re not producing ears of grain

It’s been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange – they’re not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet tall by this ...