Corn harvest over two weeks behind

by | Oct 23, 2017 | 5 Ag Stories, News

AUDIO: Duane Aistrope, Fremont County farmer

Nearly all of the corn for grain crop had reached maturity or beyond, three days behind average.

Twenty-three percent of the corn for grain crop has been harvested, remaining the smallest percentage harvested by this date since 2009 and over two weeks behind average.

Moisture content of corn being harvested for grain averaged 20 percent. Corn condition rated 64 percent good to excellent.