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    Courtney Geppert posted an update a week ago

    Corn is combined! Now time to turn cows out on stalks!

    Van Mansheim and Candice Mizera
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    Cindy Zenk posted an update 2 weeks ago

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    How is harvest? Sharing rye flown on Sept 2, he wished could have been 3 weeks earlier but had trouble lining up planes. Northeast South Dakota.


    Candice Mizera, Brice Bultje and 2 others
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    Chris Goldade posted an update 4 weeks ago

    I have a question, will field peas planted this late in the year come back next spring? I have read that some people see this happen but I have never experienced it.

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    • Did you plant Austrian Winter Peas or some other type of pea? I am not sure if Austrian Winter Peas will survive the winter in South Dakota if we don’t get alot of snow. I know the winter peas did survive winter when I worked in Nebraska but it only got down to -15 that year.

      • Good question. I haven’t planted anything yet but I am looking at planting something in my pumpkin and sweet corn fields this fall, after soil temps drop to 50 degrees. I was thinking peas would be a good option that would green up early in the spring yet be easy to terminate when I want to plant in June.

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        Hans Klopp posted an update 6 weeks ago

        Hi I am hosting a cover crop related field day on October 16th at the Northeast Research Farm. I have attached a flier for the event.

        David Kruger, Courtney Geppert and Van Mansheim
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        Candice Mizera posted an update 6 weeks ago

        We have a five way sedan/sorghum/millet mix that I was going to partially bale graze, swath graze and leave some intact standing for grazing and wind protection/snow catch. Any thoughts or suggestions? Especially on Swath Grazing. It did not freeze and is still green and growing and we got 4 inches of rain last week so the potential is there…

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        Hans Klopp, Van Mansheim and Courtney Geppert
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        • I also should’ve said it is a 200 acre field and there is a water tank on the north end and on the south end basically right in the middle

          I would like to bring the cows into this mix before weaning for a few weeks to have the Calves gain as much as possible during this time of year. Thoughts on that as well if we should wait or turn them in…

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          Chris Goldade posted an update 8 weeks ago

          Tomatoes are finally starting to ripen in large numbers. Does anyone have any theories on why they seem so late all across the country this year?

          Hans Klopp, Candice Mizera and Courtney Geppert
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          Bruce Christmann posted an update 3 months ago

          Does anyone have any tips on setting seed rates on drills when your trying to plant 15 species cover crops or grazing mix

          Justin Jelsma
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          • If using an air drill do the calibration and you will be fine as long as the seed is mixed well and isnt prone to settling out while driving to the field.

            Box drills will be difficult from my experience.

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            • Before we added a scale to our box drill we would measure 100’ and run seed thru 1 unit per box, catch it with a coffee can, and weigh it. We typically had it close enough in 2-3 tries. There are calibration widgets out there but have never used one. We didn’t have too much trouble with seed settling out. We usually load for 40-50 acres.…

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              Candice Mizera posted an update 3 months ago

              Field day tomorrow near Herreid, SD

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              Daniel Heilman posted an update 4 months ago

              Is there anyone in this group that is using a perennial multiple species forage crop rotation with row/cash cropping system? 2-4 years livestock grazed forage and then worked into a row crop rotation. The british call it a ley. I’m looking for mentors or conversion. Thank you.

              • That sounds interesting. Dewayne Beck has mentioned a similar system used in South America.

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                T j Knutson posted an update 4 months ago

                What has been the high in the April 2026 feeder market futures

                • Hey TJ, good question. I don’t have much experience with cattle marketing. But was curious what your feeding program was for these cattle?

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