Harvesting Small Grains
Bill Verbeten, Field Crops
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
July 9, 2014
As farmers in northwestern NY prepare to combine their wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oats, and other small grains in the coming weeks it is important to review the best management practices for harvest timing, reducing harvest losses, increasing dry down, and preventing fires. Download the PDF for the full July 2014 Ag Focus article on this topic.
Harvesting Small Grains (pdf; 493KB)
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