Planting Organic Soybeans 2023
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2023
- Welcome back to IN Organic Farmer! In this video I am planting soybeans in 104 acre field that had organic corn in it in 2022. I am using our John Deere 8400 tractor and John Deere 1760 12 row planter. I am also utilizing RTK Autosteer to make sure the rows are perfectly straight so it will be easier to cultivate. The soybeans are planted 2"-2 1/4" deep on 30" rows. I am planting 174,000-175,000 population. I will come back to this field in a couple days with my Hatzenbichler 30' tine weeder to make a "blind cultivation" pass. The tine weeder will rip out any small weeds that are trying to grow. Thank you all for watching! If you haven't already, please subscribe! That helps me to know that you want to see more of my videos!
"People may be right in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their heart. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices." Proverbs 21:2-3
Nice videos enjoy seeing the planting and the rotary hoe and cultivation videos as well
Thank you!
Another great video. Makes me excited to get back in a planter!
Thank you! I’ve got a couple tine weeder videos coming out soon!
How was the comparison??
The field average was 71. The Pioneer 26A10 made 76. The Great Harvest 281 made 78. Both varieties were checked twice with grain cart scales.
I'm very seriously considering transitioning some of my acres to organic. Ideally I'd like to convert all of my acres, but that won't be financially possible. How much of a hassle is it to farm conventional and organic at the same time? I've heard that it brings on a lot of extra documentation.
As far as the paperwork goes, my certifier has never requested any documentation from the conventional side. If you are being truthful and documenting everything you do on the organic acres it really isn’t any more hassle running a split operation. On the equipment side of things, clean outs are not fun, but as we upgrade equipment, I am trying to keep the older equipment (like the 1760 in the video) if it’s financially feasible to do so. Have a good pressure washer on hand!! Also if you are seriously considering transitioning, I would suggest attending at least one organic conference this winter. (Maybe you already have?) The OGRAIN conference in Madison, WI is a good one. There is another good one in Ohio put on by OSU. The Land Connection has one in IL sometime in February too I believe. Good luck!
@@INOrganicFarmer Thanks for the speedy response. I have attended a couple conferences here in Illinois put on by Joel Gruver at WIU. He's a wealth of knowledge. I think I've watched every OGRAIN video they've put out on RUclips too. I love their stuff. Thanks again
Is 174k population high? Seems high to me. 🤔
Not in organic production. I will be pushing 200k this year. Keep in mind the “in row” weeds are the toughest to deal with. Once the beans are up, I have to be aggressive enough to tear the weeds out. That also means tearing the beans out as well. I usually see a 10-20% reduction in stand depending on how aggressive I need to be to kill the weeds.
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