Published 18 Sep 2008
URL: http://www.kingcorn.org/news/articles.08/HarvLodgedCorn-0918.html

References for Harvesting Lodged Corn

R.L. (Bob) Nielsen
Agronomy Dept., Purdue Univ.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Email address: rnielsen at purdue.edu
 

Excessive winds from the remnant of Hurricane Ike caused extensive crop damage across the southern half of Indiana last weekend. Here are a few on-line references that address the challenges of harvesting corn that is severely lodged.

• Reducing Harvest Losses in Lodged Corn Fields (Iowa State Univ)
• Corn Harvesting Equipment for Wind Damaged Corn (Pennsylvania State Univ)
• Harvesting Lodged Corn (Iowa State Univ)
• Harvesting Lodged Corn (Univ of Minnesota)
• Harvesting Severely Lodged Corn (Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l)
  • Requires free registration to Pioneer's GrowingPoint Web site
• Assessing and Handling Hurricane Damaged Corn (North Carolina State Univ)
• Measuring and Reducing Corn Harvesting Losses (Univ of Missouri)
• Equipment for Harvesting Lodged "Down" Corn (Univ of Wisconsin)
• Other Lodged Corn References (Univ of Kentucky)

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