Most growers are just testing the waters. The variability within the fields is resulting in some wet silage. Hitting the right moisture level could be a challenge with part of the crop to mature and the rest not dry enough. So far there is minimal damage due to corn borer and stalk breakage. Generally the crop looks good but there are a number of fields with high weed pressures.
Growers have two options.
A pre harvest burn down or waiting until heavy frosts have killed the weeds and they have dried down. With the lateness of the crop the second option may occur by default. Another obvious activity over the past week has been manure application. With the late season lull in cropping, the manure spreaders and tankers have been busy emptying stacks and pits. Most has gone onto sod fields destined for corn next spring.