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Andrew(southernIL) 
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Location: Metropolis, IL
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 Topic: Harvest blizzard
Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 7:51am |
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How many of you in the north still have crops out and covered with snow?
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Location: Prairie City Ia
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 1:02pm |
I saw on the news about a man in NW Ill that had about 200 acres of corn left the day before the storm hit. Seems like they said he had a few breakdowns that got him further behind than the weather had up til then.
So what do you do if you still had corn and got all this snow? Is it pretty much lost?
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JohnCO
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Location: Niwot Colo
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 1:36pm |
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I've still got my 10 acre field to do. There are thousdands of acres of corn around here still to run. The snow isn't too deep, maybe 6 - 8" but it has been soo cold. -17 yesterday morning, a high of 27 today but the next days after are supposed to be back to normal for this time of the year, mid 40's. As long as we don't get real high winds, the corn will be fine.
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old man mi
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Location: west mi
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 2:03pm |
There are still a few acres around here{ west michigan} moisture content too high . Is about 18* of snow glad I got mine off > Steve
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orangereborn
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Location: NW WI
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 2:32pm |
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Here in NW Wi there is a lot of standing corn. We have over 100 acres left. Crop insurance agent said they had 250. Looking out the window I can see a 120 acre field standing and that is about 20 % of what he has standing. One other neighbor down the road has a three hundred acre field standing and he said that is part of the about 1000 acres. I think last week I read that WI had completed 95% of beans and 59% of corn. Even the big operators are saying the corn condition is such that they will let it stand until spring. We have about 2000 bu in wagons and trucks waiting for some warmer drying days. Any propane shortages? Our fuel went up 40% since fall preseason purchase. One central Iowa man said a lot of corn (some his) sitting at elevators because they were out of fuel. Two big grain/drying operations in this area burned up this last week. Moisture readings of 30 plus are common. Test weights in the high 40's.....Dale
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Paul g (NIL)
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Location: Poplar Grove IL
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 2:54pm |
Mine is done, But Between 3 of the guys I help combine they have over 2500 acers left.
I just tell them, "if your not done yet you have to much to farm."
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CTuckerNWIL
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Location: NW Illinois
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 4:14pm |
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Matt (NEIA)
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Location: Butler Co. IA
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 5:30pm |
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Neighbor still has at least 60 acres of corn in, and there are more in the area
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Al in WMA
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Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 7:37pm |
We picked some corn in April 2008 that had been in the field 362 days!! yielded 170 bu after all that time!
Good Luck
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StanOhio
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Location: Port Clinton,Oh
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Posted: 10 Dec 2009 at 8:04pm |
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I have 9 acres to pick, maybe next week I'll do it. I farm 25 acres for neighbors duck marsh and I shell it in the spring, if I have help, I put somebody in 7040 and disk behind the combine. Charlie, I've left the door open on wagon and put expanded metal over the hole and left ear corn in it most of the winter.
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