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Post by terrifictom on Dec 14, 2020 14:40:03 GMT -6
I got a letter from Kussmaul Seeds today. In looking at the soybean seeds available they list GT (glyphosate tolerant), Liberty Link and Enlist E3. I always got the Gt beans, should I be looking at one of the other choices ? Is there better weed control with Liberty Link or Enlist 3?
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Post by Catscratch on Dec 14, 2020 14:55:03 GMT -6
Do you have gly resistant weeds? Palmer amaranth? Is there a significant cost difference?
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Post by badbrad on Dec 14, 2020 14:57:55 GMT -6
Following.
Been seeing alot of stuff about Enlist and the options of more spray options than just gly. Been interested myself.
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Post by biglakebass on Dec 14, 2020 14:59:14 GMT -6
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Post by Tooln on Dec 15, 2020 7:24:10 GMT -6
It's a food plot, get the cheapest you can find.
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Post by sd51555 on Dec 15, 2020 7:40:48 GMT -6
I'll be planting beans mid summer if I can get my dirt work done. By that time, I won't be worrying about weed control. It's probably going to end up being a hodge podge of everything, but primarily beans, oats, and forage collards. Also seeded then to perennial clover and chicory and rye.
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Post by badbrad on Dec 15, 2020 7:53:38 GMT -6
It's a food plot, get the cheapest you can find. Respectfully, I never agreed with this thought process. If there is a trait of beans that actually gives me more yield, better weed control, disease tolerance etc I am sure as heck going to spend the extra money to get it. All the time and money we have tied up in this stuff and we are going to plant the cheapest seed to save a buck? Not me anyway. I'm not talking about Higgins beans either. |
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Post by badbrad on Dec 15, 2020 11:21:53 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Dec 15, 2020 12:20:55 GMT -6
Glyphosate kills the weeds in my fields, so RR beans work for me. I plant the more expensive varieties recommended to me by the local seed dealer for my fields that I had picked to sell. I use the cheap $20/bag year old seeds for my deer food plots and when planted side by side the past 2 years you couldn't tell which section was the expensive new seed and which section was the year old food plot seed.
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Post by badbrad on Dec 15, 2020 13:21:37 GMT -6
Glyphosate kills the weeds in my fields, so RR beans work for me. I plant the more expensive varieties recommended to me by the local seed dealer for my fields that I had picked to sell. I use the cheap $20/bag year old seeds for my deer food plots and when planted side by side the past 2 years you couldn't tell which section was the expensive new seed and which section was the year old food plot seed. I agree with good growing conditions and no dieses or bugs or stuff they will all grow the same. But get bugs and a rough growing weather or when you are farming marginal ground the improved traits can and will help when everything isn't perfect. |
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Post by Tooln on Dec 15, 2020 14:14:37 GMT -6
It's a food plot, get the cheapest you can find. Respectfully, I never agreed with this thought process. If there is a trait of beans that actually gives me more yield, better weed control, disease tolerance etc I am sure as heck going to spend the extra money to get it. All the time and money we have tied up in this stuff and we are going to plant the cheapest seed to save a buck? Not me anyway. I'm not talking about Higgins beans either. Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should have been. It's a food plot, we aren't making a living from it or planning to harvest any of it. If you can get a gly resistance bag of bean for let's say 60 why would you pay 100 for a top name or BOB bag of the same size. A few weeds or bugs won't wipe out an entire plot will it? |
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Post by terrifictom on Dec 15, 2020 14:29:10 GMT -6
Respectfully, I never agreed with this thought process. If there is a trait of beans that actually gives me more yield, better weed control, disease tolerance etc I am sure as heck going to spend the extra money to get it. All the time and money we have tied up in this stuff and we are going to plant the cheapest seed to save a buck? Not me anyway. I'm not talking about Higgins beans either. Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should have been. It's a food plot, we aren't making a living from it or planning to harvest any of it. If you can get a gly resistance bag of bean for let's say 60 why would you pay 100 for a top name or BOB bag of the same size. A few weeds or bugs won't wipe out an entire plot will it? It could. with limited acres to plant, max production is important. In Brad's case he wants max production as his beans & corn were devoured by gun season. |
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Post by Catscratch on Dec 15, 2020 14:32:37 GMT -6
Palmer takes over bean fields here unless you use Liberty. When Palmer showed up in my plots I planted Liberty beans and was going to spend a couple of years getting it under control. Never sprayed the Liberty, took care of the Palmer through other means. Unless I have a specific need I buy the cheap seed. I bought Buck Forage Oats once and planted them next to regular oats. Couldn't tell the difference between the two types other than the cost. May be cheating myself better plots but deer eat what I plant so it's not a big deal.
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Post by badbrad on Dec 15, 2020 14:35:51 GMT -6
Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should have been. It's a food plot, we aren't making a living from it or planning to harvest any of it. If you can get a gly resistance bag of bean for let's say 60 why would you pay 100 for a top name or BOB bag of the same size. A few weeds or bugs won't wipe out an entire plot will it? It could. with limited acres to plant, max production is important. In Brad's case he wants max production as his beans & corn were devoured by gun season.  |
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Post by Tooln on Dec 15, 2020 14:59:31 GMT -6
Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should have been. It's a food plot, we aren't making a living from it or planning to harvest any of it. If you can get a gly resistance bag of bean for let's say 60 why would you pay 100 for a top name or BOB bag of the same size. A few weeds or bugs won't wipe out an entire plot will it? It could. with limited acres to plant, max production is important. In Brad's case he wants max production as his beans & corn were devoured by gun season. I guess every situation is different. |
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