South Carolina Crops

Storing Grain – 8/23

With corn harvest now in full swing across the state, we have been getting a few calls regarding grain moisture and putting grain in the bin at a safe moisture level. Generally, we like to see corn harvested at higher moisture contents to reduce in-field losses and combine losses (18-20%) compared to dry corn (15.5% […]

Corn Harvest Begins! – Update 7/25

Corn harvest is beginning in the coastal plain as of this week. A reminder that following harvest is a great time to pull fall nematode samples to use in combination with our fall threshold values to know how to manage the crop in 2026. We are providing nematode samples for free courtesy of the SC […]

Harvest Season Considerations – Soybean

As of this week, about 60% of our soybean crop has begun dropping leaves, a good sign of full maturity and harvest in the near future. As of October 25, around 10% of the soybean crop has already been harvested. As we progress into harvest a few things to keep in mind are as follows: […]

Peanut – Sprays and pods near end of season

Peanut planted near the end of April are near 110 to 120 DAP. Depending on cultivar maturity development and requirements in individual fields, the growing season is starting to draw to a close with harvest of earliest planted fields beginning in the coming weeks. Later plantings and longer maturing runners’ time will come later on. […]

Planter Evaluation – Now is the time

Over the last few years, interest in “yield improving” row crop planter modifications, add-ons, and technologies have been topics of discussion for growers. While there is benefit from various technologies in specific row crops, the jury is still out on every technology and new product contributing to yield (and profit) in every crop grown in […]