September 24, 2025

The AgriNews AgriMinute podcast: The cost of wet corn at harvest

By James Henry

September 24, 2025 at 6:50 pm CDT

The crops around the Illinois Valley will be ready for harvest very soon. Corn drydown begins in a cornfield near on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 near Troy Grove. Drydown is a natural process when water evaporates from corn cob and kernels after it reaches maturity. — The crops around the Illinois Valley will be ready for harvest very soon. Corn drydown begins in a cornfield near on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 near Troy Grove. Drydown is a natural process when water evaporates from corn cob and kernels after it reaches maturity. (Scott Anderson)

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