University of Minnesota Extension Small Grains Specialist Jochum Wiersma has been fielding calls about poor falling numbers. Heavy fog and cool overnight temperatures are potential contributing factors. He suggests waiting to harvest fields that you suspect sprout and prioritizing others. Wiersma also warns against mixing the crop. “It’s not the average when you bring it to the elevator. Blending a lot that’s at 200 and a lot that’s at 400 does not give you a Hagberg Falling Test of 300.”
