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Jacob Roark

Jun 12 | 02:10 AM

Fifth year trying planting soybeans into green rye. Honestly might be my last. Out of 5 I've had 2 springs where it's been so dry I've been worried it's going to pull too much moisture out of the ground, and 2 where it's been so wet that you can't get in the field until the stuff is 7ft high. This year definitely in the 2nd category. It's kind of miserable. The plants wrap around the closing and gauge wheels and are and absolute pain to get off. You can't see where the wet spots are until you're into them which just exacerbates the first problem. Plant 10 acres, spend 20 cutting stuff out of it. Should I have just left it and harvested the rye? Maybe, but seeding in August I planted 1 bu per acre so I didn't think it would pan out that well. Should I have just left it and collected pp? Maybe, but it's hard to make a living that way. At this point, I can't say I've seen enough benefit to cancel out the the hassel it's been.

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David Kruger

May 30 | 05:47 PM

Prevent plant corn acres? I may be in the boat of fertilizer spread for corn but not planted. Will the nitrogen cause problems with lodging, to high of a nitrogen level to cause problems in millet or oats for hay? What would you recommend to plant for hay, anything different than millet of oats? What would you recommend on land which has nitrogen spread.

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Candice Mizera

May 27 | 03:12 PM

can we (has anyone?) use a roller crimper to kill rye a week or more after planting soybeans and NOT negatively affect the population(more than 5-8%) loss? I did increase our planting population by a little over 10% on this field that is super heavy and typically wet and half usually drowns out so trying to keep the Rye living as long as possible to use up some moisture, pump carbon in and open up the soil. I believe the risk is worth it for weed control and letting the rye get mature enough to crimp

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Candice Mizera

May 22 | 02:37 AM

planting soybeans into green rye pictures and video and one of the most beautiful sunsets I sure am Thankful to live where we live and do what we do! God bless and I hope you have a great day

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Candice Mizera

May 10 | 07:16 PM

cover crop strategies podcast 😊👍 South Dakota Farmer interseeding soybeans https://open.spotify.com/episode/6761o6MDTczKSRPFi6DDyL

Don Nickelson

Apr 24 | 02:35 PM

Going into the second year of on farm trial using no-till, cover crops and cattle to convert prior pasture into crop acres. To at least maintain soil structure or possibly improve it Year #1 2023 Late spring herbicide pass followed by 2 different cover crop mixes one was a grazing blend and the other was a salty blend leftover in the seeder. Cattle grazed elsewhere until December because weather was so nice before bringing them here to over winter. With a the mild winter we had the amount of supplemental hay needed was lower than expected. Year #2 2024 Just finished seeding oaring into the stubble yesterday. Following harvest I’ll plant a cover to graze again this fall. Considering including something that will overwinter and plant soybeans into the growing cover before spraying it off and then the next year after that plant corn. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Brad Farrell

Garretson, SD 57030, USA

Apr 22 | 12:18 AM

One of my fields was damaged when a fire got out of hand in some neighboring CRP. All of the soybean residue was burned off on a good portion of the acres. Part of the field will be no-till corn. The other part will be no-till alfalfa. Does anyone know of a good soil moisture/temperature sensor that I could get in order to monitor the differences between the burned and non-burned portions of the field? Preferably something that has WiFi/cellular capability, or at least something that can log its data which I could download weekly? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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David Kruger

Apr 01 | 08:01 PM

I have been trying to figure out how well it would work to plant forage peas in 30 inch corn. Thinking it help increase crude protein in the silage. Any suggestions?

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David Kruger

Apr 01 | 11:57 AM

What are reasons people are not trying soil health practices in your area?? Looking for topics that could be presented at summer meetings and conferences.

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Van Mansheim

Mar 14 | 03:34 PM

Here is a question I received from a producer from North Dakota. Does anyone have any experience with winter grazing pinto beans crop residue? And getting a cover crop established? "Question for you. I’ll need to talk to you about grazing pinto beans after harvest. Anything spoken about getting a cover in there before harvesting. our growing season is short up here."

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