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Straight Combining Can Reduce Grain Loss
Straight cutting may help reduce harvesting costs by eliminating the swathing operation.
Most small grains are mature at about 35 percent moisture but will dry down to 20 percent to 22 percent moisture in only a few days with good drying conditions. At 20 percent moisture, straight combining can begin.
If harvesting is done at 20 percent moisture, drying facilities will be needed. Combines with 30-foot headers may be difficult to use on hilly fields. One end of the header may be digging the soil and the other end may be above the grain heads. Twenty foot to twenty four foot headers may be best to harvest short plants.
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