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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 8, 2023 10:11:43 GMT -6
Iowa has a cover crop program. This will be on soybean stubble …what would you recommend?
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 8, 2023 10:46:08 GMT -6
winter rye really draws in the deer in SE MN in late season if it is planted early enough. In Iowa it should provide a lot of bonus calories since you have a longer growing season.
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Post by windgypsy on Aug 8, 2023 11:28:41 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 8, 2023 12:23:53 GMT -6
I better check with Mr. Farmer. He is tough guy to get a hold of...I have asked him as well, no response. He probably does not want to deal with it.
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 8, 2023 12:32:37 GMT -6
The earlier you plant the rye, the better it does. There's a field adjacent to a property we hunt that often has winter rye planted after sweet corn harvest. It often gets a foot tall and it is common to see over 50 deer feeding there in late winter. It is fairly common now to drill rye into picked soybeans and while it doesn't get as tall as rye planted earlier, it often gets 6" tall.
I'm guessing your farmer doesn't want to bother planting cover crops when harvest is in full swing, but if you can get it done I'm confident you will be impressed.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 8, 2023 13:26:07 GMT -6
The earlier you plant the rye, the better it does. There's a field adjacent to a property we hunt that often has winter rye planted after sweet corn harvest. It often gets a foot tall and it is common to see over 50 deer feeding there in late winter. It is fairly common now to drill rye into picked soybeans and while it doesn't get as tall as rye planted earlier, it often gets 6" tall. I'm guessing your farmer doesn't want to bother planting cover crops when harvest is in full swing, but if you can get it done I'm confident you will be impressed. I would prob do it myself . If he agrees to it . Just one area . I can’t drill in 100+ acres.
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 8, 2023 14:49:27 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 23, 2023 15:16:08 GMT -6
I so regret not doing more broadcast of cover crop into bean stubble this year . It would be gave been the ideal year for that !
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Post by Sandbur on Dec 23, 2023 16:19:29 GMT -6
I was visiting with another deer hunter that has turnip/brassica plots about 15 miles apart. His plots, like my turnips are not getting used.
The open winter, lots of acorns, and the multitude of rye cover crops are probably responsible. Even the corn is not getting hit hard.
But oak acorns are gone and red/pin are getting cleaned up.
Bur oak, not but oak. Dang spell check.
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 24, 2023 6:04:47 GMT -6
The earlier you plant the rye, the better it does. There's a field adjacent to a property we hunt that often has winter rye planted after sweet corn harvest. It often gets a foot tall and it is common to see over 50 deer feeding there in late winter. It is fairly common now to drill rye into picked soybeans and while it doesn't get as tall as rye planted earlier, it often gets 6" tall. I'm guessing your farmer doesn't want to bother planting cover crops when harvest is in full swing, but if you can get it done I'm confident you will be impressed. I would prob do it myself . If he agrees to it . Just one area . I can’t drill in 100+ acres. So what happened? The farmer didn’t want to do it? You could’ve manually hand spread 1-2 acres. That green would’ve been an attraction this fall.
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 24, 2023 6:07:42 GMT -6
I was visiting with another deer hunter that has turnip/brassica plots about 15 miles apart. His plots, like my turnips are not getting used. The open winter, lots of acorns, and the multitude of rye cover crops are probably responsible. Even the corn is not getting hit hard. But oak acorns are gone and red/pin are getting cleaned up. I’ll be planting turnips and radishes in a couple new plots next fall on the new property. There aren’t any plots within a couple miles. It should be interesting if they touch them early or hit the bulbs later or not touch them.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 24, 2023 8:36:25 GMT -6
Yes I could have spread 2+ acres, depending on how much time I wanted to spend . Maybe more acres…
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Post by Bob on Dec 25, 2023 8:23:32 GMT -6
I was out looking for something to eat the other day, and swung through the plots. I caught a grouse with my paw, and then licked it's forehead and released it.
The deer here have finally eaten the barley heads from the July planting. All the straw is left behind because it grew too long into the fall. That's a good thing, I need it.
I have to go out and look again, but it seems there's plenty of food around and unused yet. Haven't looked at the ash tops from this years saw work to see if they worked those over.
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Post by Sandbur on Dec 25, 2023 8:52:02 GMT -6
I saw a few tiny green leaves on the turnip tops this morning. Those are in my garden.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jan 11, 2024 14:46:02 GMT -6
I’m looking at 5 acres of rye, turnips and something else into standing beans around Sept 1….(Northern Missouri)
Any suggestions?? Farmer approves!
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