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Phantom Yield Loss Study: Corn Harvested at 27% Moisture Makes Most Money

November 7, 2024

Agronomist Jason Webster checks in from the Precision Planting PTI Farm in Pontiac, Ill., with results from a phantom yield loss study that compared corn hybrids harvested at 4 different moisture levels — 27%, 24%, 20% and 18%. The 24% made the most money on a per acre basis when it was taken to a commercial dryer. But the 27% was more profitable with on-farm drying rates, as Webster explains in the video below.

Click here to watch Jason Webster's 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, "Strip-Till Lessons Learned at PTI Farm"

Noah Newman

Noah Newman started at Lessiter Media in March 2022 as Associate Editor for No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously worked in broadcast journalism as a sports anchor/reporter for television stations in central Illinois and most recently Jackson, Mississippi, where he was named the state’s sportscaster of the year by the National Sports Media Association. The Cleveland, Ohio, native enjoys engaging with growers, learning extensively about their operations, and sharing impactful stories with the audience.

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