Sanilac Co. Michigan | trapperjon - 2/5/2026 17:57
So do they test every load for glyphosate residue that gets delivered. It might be labeled for use as a desicant but that doesn't mean it's a good practice to spray it right before harvest. Why can't the wheat farms harvest at a higher moisture and then dry it in bin or drying system like the corn farms do. You would have smaller harvest losses by harvesting at a higher moisture. Just trying to learn.
Yes, that's a good question. So, its pretty common here, to dry wheat because the clock is really ticking once wheat falls below 25% from a quality standpoint. This is soft wheat country, red and white. White is a premium product and anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Red is more forgiving, but can still go off. Because white is preferred by the millers they will accept 20% with no drying charge, just whatever shrink there is. They demand quality, so bear some of the burden. Red, well, you're on your own!
I know glyphosate is labeled as a harvest helper, but I've never seen it used, for what that's worth. As Mr Briggs stated above, our millers don't want it and will reject it. Do they test every load? Don't know and don't want to find out. Can you imagine 1,000,000 bushel facility contaminated and you being on the hook for it? Bad enough when a few deer "pellets "show up in a sample! I guess the only reason to desicate I can think of is if you've got some filthy, weedy wheat that won't go through the combine otherwise, maybe that's the primary use. |
Honestly, anyone desiccating wheat with glyphosate?
