The time of day that a producer starts to harvest is critical. Unfortunately soybean harvesting is not easy. Producers must calculate what the cost of the different headers are, and what the loss of the beans must be before it make sense to buy the more expensive headers. The belt is also known to reduce soybean loss as the soya plant is handled gently and the seeds don’t get lost before the harvester.Īt the end of the year the soybean profit will determine a producer’s bank balance. Thus, the feed is so much smoother and it allows farmers to cut a little later at night due to the even feeding. This allows the entire header frame, cutter bar and reel to follow ground contours as a unit, flexing up to 245 mm on either end while maintaining a close reel-to-cutter bar relationship.Ī flexi draper header is called a draper due to the draper ‘belts’ that carry the crop to the feeder house. Some headers are floating, multi-section flexible headers with split reels. The flexi header will be able to follow the soil contours. Low-growing and low-podded crops such as soybeans present its own challenges at harvesting, but with flex header or flexi draper on the front of your harvester you’ll have the best tool for the task. Make sure that your harvester is insured for stone damage. Large stones in a field and very uneven fields can cause expensive damage to a harvester. Harvesting close enough to the ground is easier said than done. Producers can easily overestimate the capacity of the harvesters, with the result that a large portion of the crop is lost. Therefore, it is important to plant the correct cultivar and use the correct harvester header. Some plants and cultivars are known to produce its pods very low on the ground and if the harvester table cannot harvest low enough there are many soybeans left behind.

Plant growth and not only losses due to the brittle pods contribute to losses.

For this reason, timely harvest is important. Shatter losses due to brittle pods increase as moisture levels of pots and grain drops. One of the biggest risks is during the time and process of harvesting. The cultivation of soybeans is known for its risks. To increase profit and reduce risk, consider harvesting soybeans earlier.

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