Big Crops Posing Big Challenges at Harvest
Also seen is a pickup in the pace of soybean harvesting this week. Despite some heavy infestation of Sudden Death Syndrome, Halter says soybean yields are surprisingly good, “We had SDS come in late in the season and it really looked bad. But as we are running the combines through these fields, the yields are not looking too bad.” He added that, in the end, there is not likely to be much yield loss this year from the outbreak of SDS.
Halter urges growers to check their fields and determine which ones need to be harvested early and which ones can wait a little longer. He worried stalk lodging may be a serious problem in some fields. While many Pioneer hybrids have good stalk integrity, he still urges growers to evaluate each field and each hybrid carefully. He also suggests growers contact their Pioneer representative for help and an objective evaluation on this year’s crop as well as recommendations for next year.