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Erynn Meyerink posted an update 3 weeks ago
Dakota’s Best Seed in Platte, SD is currently seeking smooth brome growers with irrigated acres. If you are interested, please contact us at 605-337-3318. Thank you.
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Mentor David Kruger posted an update 4 weeks ago
Working with DU to plant some native grass and fencing 550 acres. Plan on putting up 3 or 4 wire high tensile fence with a couple wires hot.
This 550 acres has three fields with the plan to plant 3 different crops in these fields so that we can have one field which we can plant cover crops to graze after wheat or possibly camilina (if…
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Hi David,
Great thoughts and it sounds like an exciting thing to pursue.
As far as the fencing I would ask what type of cattle would be grazing there. Yearlings, or cow calf pairs?
Also is it along a road or out in the boonies? Reason I ask is because you can get by with less fence for yearlings like just a nice three wire with and…
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Also I meant to say, I’ve seen soil turn for the better super quickly. I would say you could start noticing change within the first two years if grazed properly but yes the economical side could take 3-5. Of course the longer it’s done the better it will get 👍
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David Kruger posted an update 4 weeks ago
Interesting stuff from yield monitor that really creates a lot of questions. 2024 we had 550 acres of PP due to wet spring. We planted cover crops on all of those acres 450 acres was the blend in the picture and the other 100 acres was strait oats at 90 lbs/ acre. The oats cover crop was our highest yielding corn in 2025.
On the yield…
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That’s some very good stuff there David. I was always under the impression you need the extra nitrogen because your current crop was gonna need it sooner then what your cover crop could break down to give it to your new crop.
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Todd Boesen posted an update 7 weeks ago
(edited)I wanted to share with everyone a test I did this year to increase my aftermath corn grazing with hopes to increase grazing days and better palatability along with digestion of the aftermath corn without supplements.
Now these where planted at the same time so this is not a interseeded cover crop. In the grand scheme this could…
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Thanks for sharing Todd!
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Are going to keep the same population?
How was your moisture this year?
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SDSHC Courtney Geppert posted an update 2 months ago
Corn is combined! Now time to turn cows out on stalks!
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SDSHC Cindy Zenk posted an update 2 months ago
(edited)How is harvest? Sharing rye flown on Sept 2, he wished could have been 3 weeks earlier but had trouble lining up planes. Northeast South Dakota.
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SDSHC Chris Goldade posted an update 3 months ago
I have a question, will field peas planted this late in the year come back next spring? I have read that some people see this happen but I have never experienced it.
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Did you plant Austrian Winter Peas or some other type of pea? I am not sure if Austrian Winter Peas will survive the winter in South Dakota if we don’t get alot of snow. I know the winter peas did survive winter when I worked in Nebraska but it only got down to -15 that year.
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Good question. I haven’t planted anything yet but I am looking at planting something in my pumpkin and sweet corn fields this fall, after soil temps drop to 50 degrees. I was thinking peas would be a good option that would green up early in the spring yet be easy to terminate when I want to plant in June.
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SDSU Ext Hans Klopp posted an update 3 months ago
Hi I am hosting a cover crop related field day on October 16th at the Northeast Research Farm. I have attached a flier for the event.
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Candice Mizera posted an update 3 months ago
We have a five way sedan/sorghum/millet mix that I was going to partially bale graze, swath graze and leave some intact standing for grazing and wind protection/snow catch. Any thoughts or suggestions? Especially on Swath Grazing. It did not freeze and is still green and growing and we got 4 inches of rain last week so the potential is there…
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I also should’ve said it is a 200 acre field and there is a water tank on the north end and on the south end basically right in the middle
I would like to bring the cows into this mix before weaning for a few weeks to have the Calves gain as much as possible during this time of year. Thoughts on that as well if we should wait or turn them in…
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Chris Goldade posted an update 4 months ago
Tomatoes are finally starting to ripen in large numbers. Does anyone have any theories on why they seem so late all across the country this year?
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