How Can I Prevent Soybean Harvest Loss At The Header?
Monitor Losses During Harvest
The MPSG Bean App contains a Soybean Harvest Loss Assessor which calculates soybean yield loss at harvest, based on seed size, to help you determine if your combine settings or practices need adjustment.
RULE OF THUMB: 4 soybeans/ft2 = 1 bu/ac of yield loss
Reduce Combine Speed
Speeds of 2,3, and 4 mph produce similar harvest losses, but losses have been found to be 40% greater at 5 mph.
(difference of 0.69 bu/ac to 0.85 bu/ac)
Consider An Air System
An auger header equipped with an air reel reduced soybean harvest loss by 55% compared to an auger header without an air reel.
(difference of 1.25 bu/ac)
*research conducted by Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI)