Ron - knocking it down works good in the early season - but we leave most of it standing because we get ALOT of snow - The corn often acts like a snow fence - and its not uncommon to have snow right up to the ears on the standing corn.

Here's one with beans in the picture - Theay had been hammered but the deer all July/August - Still there is ALOT of beans. It will be interesting to see if the deer eat the beans/pods.