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Wayne Schoper
Every cropping year is different and this year is no exception. The phenomenon we are seeing this year in area corn fields is the growth of a gray to black colored mold on the ears of corn as the plants stand in the field waiting to be harvested. This is because of several factors including the late harvest, high moisture corn and continuing wet harvest conditions. There are two questions that need to be answered. First, are the problems at this point significant ear and kernel rots that are damaging the kernels, or is the problem primarily superficial growth of fungi on the kernel surface? Both types of fungal growth on corn can cause greater problems with grain quality if the corn is not harvested and dried properly. The current problem with the gray mold appearing on the ears of corn in the field appears to be a superficial mold that has not gotten into the kernels as of yet.
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I am not sure how other families operate, but here in the House of Hoffman, if you’re not pulling your weight, you can bet we will let you know.
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Being married to a farmer has taught me quite a few lessons.
First, and foremost, even if you have a fairly significant event in 20 minutes and your husband’s favorite cow is calving, the cow takes priorit.
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We are in a situation this fall where we need to do some extra drying of the corn and soybean crop in order to store the crop over the winter months. Hopefully we will be wrapping up the soybean harvest this week and heading full-force into the corn.
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As of this writing, October 20th, over half of the soybeans and probably 75 percent of the corn remains to be harvested.
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In recent weeks, I have had to make some adjustments in my life. It seemed, to me anyway, that the days were slipping by and I was spending most of my time doing things that are not all that important, or family-friendly.
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