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9 Tips for a Better Corn Harvest

October 12, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Marion Calmer, No-Till Innovator and founder of Calmer Corn Heads, shares tips for optimizing your combine for corn harvest.

Adjusting Combine Settings for Corn Harvest Efficiency

August 15, 2022 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Kansas State Extension

Corn has been growing in a hot and dry summer, which will certainly limit grain yield in 2022. Thus, adjusting combine settings can be very helpful in reducing yield loss during harvest operations.

Considerations When Harvesting Short Wheat

June 8, 2018 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Although it will be a rough wheat harvest for many Great Plains farmers this year, some changes in equipment can help maximize harvest efficiencies, says Kansas State University Extension.

Equipment Adjustments for Harvesting Soybeans at 13%-15% Moisture

September 18, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Consider the following equipment recommendations to help assure a good soybean harvest.

Volunteer Corn Plants Growing in Kentucky

December 2, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Source: University of Kentucky Extension Grain Crops Update

Small seed size, weak stalks, seed shattering and improperly adjusted combines all likely played a role in the excessive volunteer corn growth, says University of Kentucky Extension.

Combine Adjustments for Fall Harvest

September 25, 2016 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Iowa State University Extension

It’s possible to reduce field losses from the combine to just 1 bushel per acre or less if the crop is standing reasonably well, says Iowa State University Extension.

Adjusting the Combine for Variable Soybean Conditions

September 12, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Ohio State University Extension

A few simple combine adjustments can help to prevent grain damage and harvest loss, particularly ground speed and combine header settings, says Ohio State University Extension.

Consider Making Combine Harvest Adjustments

September 8, 2009 | Posted in Equipment

Source: By Mark Hanna, Integrated Crop Management News and Iowa State University Extension

To harvest the crop efficiently, the no-till combine operator needs to spend pre-harvest time maintaining, adjusting, and setting the combine.

Why Combine Adjustments Are So Critical With No-Till

If corn plants come out the back of your combine, you’ll get a mat of shredded corn stalks that will lead to cold and wet soils when you no-till next spring.

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Strategic combine adjustment during this fall’s harvest will have a big positive impact on both your residue management strategies and next year’s no-till crops.

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