What is a row crop header?

A row crop header is a combine harvester attachment that works in much the same way as a platform header but has points, or snouts, between each row that gather row crops and guide them to the cutter bar.

Can you harvest milo with a corn head?

A new conversion kit from Kopper Kutter, LLC lets you use a cornhead to harvest crops like sorghum, sunflowers, millet, milo and more. The Alternate Rotary Rowcrop Option (ARRO) is designed to be retrofitted to existing, newer cornheads.

What is the biggest corn head?

Operating at 40-foot wide, the Calmer 3215 Corn Head was produced for Frank Howey Farms in Monroe, North Carolina.

When should Milo be harvested?

B. Generally this is 15 to 20 days after corn planting or between May 15 and early June.

What do they use Milo for?

Milo seed is a type of grass grain that’s used as filler in birdseed mixes. It’s also used as feed grain for livestock. The nutritional value of milo seed is similar to that of corn. It comes in two varieties: white and red.

What header do you need to harvest soybeans?

The bean head, used to harvest soybeans, is also called a draper head. If you’re familiar with the kids’ movie Cars, this is the kind of header that Frank, the combine, has. This header has five or six bars that rotate down.

What is a draper header?

A draper header uses a canvas-style rolling platform belt to catch crop from the sickle bar. The crop is conveyed on the belt from both ends of the header to the middle, where a third draper pushes it into the feeder house. Draper headers are an alternative to auger-style headers.

What’s the biggest header for a combine?

The 24-row, 20-in. row header is the widest folding combine head in the United States, according to AEMSCO, a North Dakota-based distributor for Geringhoff. “The bigger the combines, the bigger the heads need to be,” reports Derek Molnar with AEMSCO.

What is the largest combine header?

The 24-rows, 20-in. row folding combine head called the Northstar 2420 by Geringhoff was displayed at Farm Progress. The 41-in head folds down to 20 ft.

What moisture do you harvest milo?

(between 18 to 22%)
Like corn and wheat, milo can be harvested at moderately high grain moistures (between 18 to 22%) if sufficient drying capacity is available.