Awesome -- Gabe as the moderator to some other experienced professionals with great feedback and not afraid to share the good and the bad. BTW - I go even less deep into the soil, broadcasting cover seed prior to kill of last year's cover. Maybe I use more seed than a drill, but I bank that my wildlife food plot intent considers rolled then, gly-treated 'mulch' as the soil depth! Timely rain still helps for this unprofessional!
I wanted to do about half acreage as a test plot for cover crop. I am in AR, zone 7b. Right now, this test plot of land hasn't been grown any cash crop, just a lot of wild grasses/weeds, etc..., so to take this fresh plot to start the process of planting cover crop, what would be the first step in getting rid of these grasses/weeds, etc...with the "no till" method. Now, remember whatever I am doing to this test plot will be duplicate to more acreage...like 5 to 10. Also, the only big machine we have is a 75 hp Massy with regular attachments that comes with tractor like forklift, box blades, tiller (but don't want to use it since we are trying to do "no till"). Thank you.
Nice to hear how people are realizing the rippers for getting rid of the "pan" aren't really doing the job....its kinda like roots can grow into rock if they really want to. The diverse cover crops do the most in the fastest time.
Could you help me explain why that Regen's total nutrient test shows one tenth of the amount of K in my Southern Illinois soils compared to Hopkins tests of comparable soils over 110 yrs ago? I am hoping for the sake of humanity that Regen's total test really is not total. You guys mentioned Regen so I hoping you have some insight.
My experience with David Brandt on his farm for several days was a superior education. The God Father of Soils.
Awesome -- Gabe as the moderator to some other experienced professionals with great feedback and not afraid to share the good and the bad.
BTW - I go even less deep into the soil, broadcasting cover seed prior to kill of last year's cover. Maybe I use more seed than a drill, but I bank that my wildlife food plot intent considers rolled then, gly-treated 'mulch' as the soil depth! Timely rain still helps for this unprofessional!
I wanted to do about half acreage as a test plot for cover crop. I am in AR, zone 7b. Right now, this test plot of land hasn't been grown any cash crop, just a lot of wild grasses/weeds, etc..., so to take this fresh plot to start the process of planting cover crop, what would be the first step in getting rid of these grasses/weeds, etc...with the "no till" method. Now, remember whatever I am doing to this test plot will be duplicate to more acreage...like 5 to 10. Also, the only big machine we have is a 75 hp Massy with regular attachments that comes with tractor like forklift, box blades, tiller (but don't want to use it since we are trying to do "no till"). Thank you.
Doesn't sound like much, but it's honest work.
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Nice to hear how people are realizing the rippers for getting rid of the "pan" aren't really doing the job....its kinda like roots can grow into rock if they really want to. The diverse cover crops do the most in the fastest time.
What type of drill works best for this type of no-till?
New to regen farming in South Georgia can I use peanuts as a cash crop in regen farming
Could you help me explain why that Regen's total nutrient test shows one tenth of the amount of K in my Southern Illinois soils compared to Hopkins tests of comparable soils over 110 yrs ago? I am hoping for the sake of humanity that Regen's total test really is not total. You guys mentioned Regen so I hoping you have some insight.
I might of missed it chasing kids around. But what would be a cover crop to help before for drilling wheat? No one seems to answer that question.
The fall before would be one with more legumes mixed in the maybe slightly less cereal grains in it no winter rye
Right after harvest in june july?
Millet, turnips, raddish, vetch, sunn hemp
You get multi species, biomass, drillers, fert sequesters, and N fixers.