A successful corn and soybean harvest starts long before the combine enters the field. Proper preparation can help reduce grain loss, prevent downtime, improve capacity, protect grain quality, and leave more consistent residue conditions for the next crop

Join No-Till Farmer for our upcoming webinar in which Kondex Market and Product Strategy Manager Andy Theisen will walk through key combine areas to evaluate before harvest, including:

  • Corn head: stalk roll designs, chopping options, and products to improve stalk and residue processing.
  • Draper head: cutting system review with insights on how knife-section selection affects cutting performance, shatter loss, durability, and ground speed.
  • Feederhouse/feed accelerator: a look at slow-down kits and other performance options
  • Threshing and separating system: concave systems, balancing effective threshing and grain quality, high-yield and high-moisture corn impacts on separation, and a deep dive into why rotor loss occurs and its origin.
  • Pre-cleaner system: options for covering or removing the pre-cleaner, cleaning-system preparation, and the importance of residue sizing and distribution.

When: August 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CT   Register for Free Here

Throughout the presentation, Andy shares how farmers can evaluate the financial return of performance upgrades. Using the Kondex ROI tool, growers can estimate the potential value of reduced grain loss, increased harvest capacity, fuel savings, reduced downtime, and improved residue management based on the size and needs of their own operations.

What You Can Expect

  • Learn about simple adjustments that can lead to significant performance improvement
  • Understand how targeted upgrades can create meaningful ROI
  • Understand how to view your combine as a harvest system
  • Understand how to match components to crop conditions
  • Identify where losses and bottlenecks are occurring

Throughout the presentation, Andy will share how farmers can evaluate the financial return of performance upgrades. Using the Kondex ROI tool, growers can estimate the potential value of reduced grain loss, increased harvest capacity, fuel savings, reduced downtime, and improved residue management based on the size and needs of their own operations.

Whether you want to address a specific harvest limitation or make sure your machine is optimized, this webinar provides practical considerations to help you prioritize maintenance, settings, and performance upgrades before harvest begins.

Can’t attend live? Register now, and we’ll send you the full recording 48 hours after the event.

For any questions about this webinar, pleaseemail John Dobberstein

This webinar is brought to you by No-Till Farmer and Kondex.

Meet the Speaker

Andy Theisen

Andy Theisen
Market and Product Strategy Manager, Kondex

Andy Theisen is the Market and Product Strategy Manager at Kondex, where he has worked since 2012. Raised on a family farm in Wisconsin, Andy brings a unique blend of hands-on agricultural experience and engineering expertise to his role. With a background in mechanical engineering and a career focused on in-field product development, he works closely with farmers, dealers, and custom harvesters across North America, Australia, and Europe to understand real-world challenges and improve combine performance.