With high winds, low humidity and severe drought in Nebraska and the Plains states, it was a perfect storm for fires in 2022. Following a spring and summer that was packed with wildfires, both large and small, harvest season was particularly hazardous, especially on days with high winds. Many producers who experienced these fires on unharvested or harvested cornfields wonder if they can safely turn cattle out to graze fire-damaged grain this winter.
“Fire-damaged grain, if not completely destroyed, will have an appearance ranging from a slight brownish tint to black,” states Mary…
