Any market for ear corn?
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Topic: Any market for ear corn?
Posted By: Don(MI)
Subject: Any market for ear corn?
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2018 at 10:02pm
Guys, I have a picker and would love to grow field corn and use my old picker someday. Thing is, I gotta have a market for the ear corn. I don't have critters to grind it up and feed it to. In your areas, what does everyone use ear corn for anymore? Is it worthwhile to pick or not? Dad always told me any hobby won't make you money, but would be nice to have a customer that wanted ear corn for a decent price in my own local area. Might be wishful thinking though!
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Posted By: tomNE
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2018 at 10:14pm
70lb per bushel. great for weaning calves. run an ad on CL looking for customers.
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2018 at 10:16pm
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Around here yes. Just watch out which hybred you plant. Some is made to shell off the cob easily and doesn't work too well in a picker.
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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2018 at 10:26pm
There is a market for 4or 6 ears bagged up in a clear plastic bag for squirrel food. Places like pet food stores and Tractor Supply, etc. sell them for a few bucks. Don't know how many bags you could sell but it sure would bring in a lot more per ear then as cow feed.
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Posted By: GARY(OH/IN)
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2018 at 11:52pm
Don't know if still buying but I've been told Anderson's at Maumee, Ohio bought ear corn and paid a 35-40 cent premium.
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2018 at 3:27am
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squirrel corn here too. 5-6 ears in clear plastic bag sells for about $5.
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Posted By: cabinhollow
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2018 at 8:36am
I raise 6+ acres each year. 1000+ bu.
Feed most of it, but have no trouble selling all I want to.
In the next week or so I have got to pick 4-5 acres for someone else.
I have a 708 uni with a 4N head. It makes picking easy.
Have a few people buy 5-10 bu to feed to their horses. By eating it off the cob, it gives the horse something to do.
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Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2018 at 1:25pm
In this area you can't give it away!--I plowed over an acre under this fall because nobody wants ear corn! thanks; ac fleet
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