Curbing maize header losses
Combine harvesters become more sophisticated every season. A host of sensors and algorithms monitor and manage the threshing process to ensure it is run optimally from the header onwards to minimise losses.
Yet, according to a study by Iowa State University in the US, no less than 60% of all maize losses were found to occur at the header itself. US farmers mentioned losses becoming a problem when harvesting at moisture levels below
