Early Frost?

What a year, we go from one of the nicest Septembers with 80 degree weather and great growing conditions to high temps in October that are 20 degrees below normal. Most areas saw the first frost over the weekend. So what will this do the corn that has not reached black layer yet? Blow is a chart that shows what the kernel moisture is typically at different growth stages of the plat, along with the yield loss that could be expected with frost at that time.

This does a nice job to explain what we may see in the field if you find yourself with corn that has not quite made it to the finish line. The good news is that early grain harvests are coming in better than we expected for the year. Some yield results are running well over 200 bushel an acre, and even over last year’s numbers! Have a great harvest season, and look back for more yield updates as they com in.