Reducing losses out the back of the combine, which can easily reach up to 5 bushels per acre or more, is a way to add bushels with very limited investment. If you are not currently checking and quantifying these losses, then any attempt to get an idea of what they are is a step in the right direction. Please read the updated version of this article.
Steps to measure harvest losses (and why each is important)
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