date:Jan 18, 2013
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Some producers use a grain loss monitor in the cab, but Mr Hanna says that may not tell the whole story.
Typically, that grain loss monitor is looking at grain that is coming out over the sieves or back in the cleaning shoe, Mr Hanna said. For corn and soybean crops, most of the loss is up at the gathering head, so those sensors aren't really telling you anything about that.
About 60 per cent of corn loss and 85-90 percent of soybean loss occurs at the header, he said.
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