Research Article

Economic Impact of Harvesting Corn Stover under Time Constraint: The Case of North Dakota

Table 4

Impact of corn combine capacity on grain and cob harvest cost.

ScenarioCorn grain harvest costCorn cob harvest costTotal
$ per acre

50% capacity reduction (base)57.43 19.36 76.79
25% capacity reduction 38.28 12.91 51.19
0% capacity reduction 28.71 9.68 38.39