flying belgian

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There must be a reason but what is it? I just got
back from northeastern Ill. Bought a fert.
spreader from a dealer near Kankakee. From
southern Mn. I traveled there through Wisc. and
came back through Ia. I would travel through
large areas where more then half the corn was
still in the field. Now here in So. Mn. we have
been done for 2 weeks. I would have to travel 50
miles from my place to find a field of corn
unharvested. And usually our season is later then
theirs. Are these bto's who just have not gotten
that far yet? Or was the ground to wet? Or was the
corn to wet? Or do they not have the money to buy
propane to dry the corn? Or can't they get
propane? I'm confused.
 
(quoted from post at 19:03:53 11/21/14) There must be a reason but what is it? I just got
back from northeastern Ill. Bought a fert.
spreader from a dealer near Kankakee. From
southern Mn. I traveled there through Wisc. and
came back through Ia. I would travel through
large areas where more then half the corn was
still in the field. Now here in So. Mn. we have
been done for 2 weeks. I would have to travel 50
miles from my place to find a field of corn
unharvested. And usually our season is later then
theirs. Are these bto's who just have not gotten
that far yet? Or was the ground to wet? Or was the
corn to wet? Or do they not have the money to buy
propane to dry the corn? Or can't they get
propane? I'm confused.

Lot of those guys are paying way too much for rent plus inputs to burn more money drying it this year. That's been in the news that a lot of guys are letting nature dry it down before harvesting.

Rick
 
In located in SE Minnesota- The corn went in late- Mid to late May for the second straight year, and winter showed up way too early- about the 11th. The lucky ones were completely done- we just got the last of our corn home today...machinery was already packed away. The corn now was too much snow on it to harvest it, so a good majority will be left in the field. Most people locally had about 21% moisture on their corn around November 1st- better than last year. Its just a combination of things keeping the corn in this year.
 
I know a guy that will let it stand in the field just to avoid storage costs alone. Drying really not an option this year for any that is wet because of the price of corn. Some guys farm so gosh dang much anymore that if they get a late start harvesting, they are just simply not going to get it done in a timely manner. X amount of acres are just going to get out late.
 
Too bad about the late wet corn. A lot of times mother nature still has control of when we plant and harvest. Here in NWIA I figure if it isn't dried down by Nov 1 it isn't going to dry down much till spring.

The BTO's in my neck of the woods get their crops out as fast or faster than the smaller farmer. The BTO will have two or three combines and a big fleet of trucks. The small farmer will have one older combine and a few wagons.
 
Corn was wet,ground was wet,and now we have corn piled on the ground everywhere around here. NEMO
 
That is odd. We took a trip up to Rochestor and then twin cities and saw a LOT of corn still in the field yet when we have been done for a couple weeks here. Looked like BTO's mostly as the fields were huge and most hadn't been touched.

jt
 
we have a lot of corn in the field around here but it's because the elevator had an explosion couple months ago and no means to dry
 
(quoted from post at 21:36:00 11/21/14) Corn was wet,ground was wet,and now we have corn piled on the ground everywhere around here. NEMO

I'm confused? Are you're saying, if I find Nemo in my corn next year that you want me to return him to you? :D
 
Probably 80% of the corn is still standing around here, 5-10% beans out,VERY little wheat was planted (and any that did get above the ground looks poor), it had snowed for 3 of the last 5 days and is now raining. Local elevator is seeing corn from 22%-35% very little makes grade 2. Grade 5 corn @ 30% costs about $0.90/bu to dry
 

Still some soybeans out here. Probably 85% of the ear corn too. Why? #1Because of global warming the crops were 2-3 weeks late to mature .#2 Combines can't swim .
 
With $3.00 corn who wants to pay drying costs?
I would also expect that the bean counters that the BTO guys hire have devised a way to collect on crop insurance by delaying harvest. Don't worry, the big boys know how to work the system.
 
Some Amish like to tease the English, note that they can come and harvest in a few inches of snow, split the harvest with the standing corn field planter. Harvest on the ear, put it in crib with ventilation, it'll be dry enough come spring. One row picker horse pulled or a power sulky and team of horses to pull with a later 2 row, some 50 to 100 bushel wagons with a couple other teams to pull- and in worst case just turn the cows out to pick it themselves on warmer winter days. BTO doesn't have ear corn crib available, no fence to keep the cows in field- and combines don't ski as well as don't swim. Mennonite and Amish over some years have gotten some gleaning out of field many places for 1/2 harvest, kept a few cows from the locker for another year for some English. Some of the Dakota Mennonites that use engines, etc. have some modified cambines for winter harvest- smaller Gleaners with doubled drive wheels, fat rear tires, some kind of jacking points on frame and head set for 8 to 12 inches above ground with skis and GoKart wheels instead of simple skids at 4 inches. Not 6 and 8 row heads, 3 and 4 rows or in couple case old IHC 303(?) with a 2 row, some old UNIs for seed corn that would pick as ear corn for later feed corn harvest. Couple rigs with track conversions featured Wallace Farmer(?) or Hoards a few years back picking through some snow banks. Amish default of let the critters pick might happen yet- lots of wild turkeys and some deer WON'T get shot, might come through rough winter fairly good with field leftovers and have good spring hatch and fawning. always next year. RN
 
I'm in north cent. Ill. little south of wisc. boarder, most started 2 to 3 weeks late I thought, then then hit it hard until the snow. Somebody told me it was too wet yet a couple weeks ago. Friday I went about 20 miles west and from the higher ridges you could still see a lot of standing corn.
 
I'm in n/w WI. Lots of corn still standing here. Ground is wet, and not frozen, but most are waiting for the corn to dry down more. I've heard anywhere from 18-19% all the way to 30+% moisture.
 
In my part of the world most farmers farm enough that they just are not done yet. Son-in-law got done today just before noon!
 
South-Central Wis,north of hwy 23, First ground too wet, some are just finishing chopping silage, corn is major high in moisture(30%+) with farmer owned drying/storage setups are not in everbodys operation, Commercial operations cannot rush all this corn through in a short time just not enough capacity, and recently these hard frozen heavy stalks are raising heck with combine tires as well grain cart tires too. Farmers who planted 90 day corn seemed to fare better, normally 95-100 day is/was planted. Mother nature definetly has the upper hand on this crop here. No Matter how you look at it winter will be very long for a lot of people. Last week we drove north of here and I'd guess about 10% was harvested there, best of luck to you folks out there,Dale
 

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