Thank you for sharing the updates on this field. We have had good results with the bale grazing, especially on the steeper areas on our farm, I also made the mistake of driving over it. I was pretty nervous about having a dense mulch layer on the fields early on and planting into it but over the past few years since we have focused more on soil health and stopped using synthetic inputs, the biology and nutrient cycling has improved alot, we are experimenting with seeding in a diverse cover crop into one of our hay fields after harvest this year instead of applying the Organic Gem Fertilizer we usually use to really test that further and see if the cover crop mulch is an issue in next years hay crop. Coming from 10 years of organic farming, I have enjoyed learning from and seeing the changes on our farm since implimenting regenerative practices. It is nice to be able to see how your planter worked in this field with the changes you made as well as the different things you are doing on your farm.
Thank you for the comment and kind words! Organic farming is a whole new level that I wish I knew more about. I feel like regenerative practices require a lot of trial and error. The diverse cover into a hay field is an interesting idea, I’d love to know how that goes! Thank you for watching, we appreciate your input!
what a difference a week makes, do you have a follow up on your soil samples yet? find your videos really interesting and filling a gap in a lot of the usual content.
Thank you for sharing the updates on this field. We have had good results with the bale grazing, especially on the steeper areas on our farm, I also made the mistake of driving over it. I was pretty nervous about having a dense mulch layer on the fields early on and planting into it but over the past few years since we have focused more on soil health and stopped using synthetic inputs, the biology and nutrient cycling has improved alot, we are experimenting with seeding in a diverse cover crop into one of our hay fields after harvest this year instead of applying the Organic Gem Fertilizer we usually use to really test that further and see if the cover crop mulch is an issue in next years hay crop. Coming from 10 years of organic farming, I have enjoyed learning from and seeing the changes on our farm since implimenting regenerative practices. It is nice to be able to see how your planter worked in this field with the changes you made as well as the different things you are doing on your farm.
Thank you for the comment and kind words! Organic farming is a whole new level that I wish I knew more about. I feel like regenerative practices require a lot of trial and error. The diverse cover into a hay field is an interesting idea, I’d love to know how that goes! Thank you for watching, we appreciate your input!
Perfect example of the 4 Rs of nutrient management. Excellent job caring for the ecosystem. Your grandkids will be grateful for the topsoil.
Thank you! Helping future generations and taking care of our resources is always our goal!
what a difference a week makes, do you have a follow up on your soil samples yet? find your videos really interesting and filling a gap in a lot of the usual content.
Thank you! You’re right, a week can change the game. We don’t have a follow up yet but that will be coming soon! I appreciate you asking!
On cereal "raaaaaaaaye"
50 gal/A sprayed. 28. 00 05 fert. on spring corn is sprayed over cereal rye cover...is that correct? Dennis
That’s correct! 28-0-0-5
hows the corn doing now? have you been hit by drought?
The corn is in really good shape. We haven’t wanted for a rain all spring. I’ll post a follow up soon on that corn and show how it’s coming along!