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SDSHC Cindy Zenk posted an update 2 days ago
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 2 weeks 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 4 weeks 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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Mentor Candice Mizera posted an update 4 weeks 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 6 weeks 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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Bruce Christmann posted an update 3 months ago
Does anyone have any tips on setting seed rates on drills when your trying to plant 15 species cover crops or grazing mix
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If using an air drill do the calibration and you will be fine as long as the seed is mixed well and isnt prone to settling out while driving to the field.
Box drills will be difficult from my experience.
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Before we added a scale to our box drill we would measure 100’ and run seed thru 1 unit per box, catch it with a coffee can, and weigh it. We typically had it close enough in 2-3 tries. There are calibration widgets out there but have never used one. We didn’t have too much trouble with seed settling out. We usually load for 40-50 acres.…
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Candice Mizera posted an update 3 months ago
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Daniel Heilman posted an update 3 months ago
Is there anyone in this group that is using a perennial multiple species forage crop rotation with row/cash cropping system? 2-4 years livestock grazed forage and then worked into a row crop rotation. The british call it a ley. I’m looking for mentors or conversion. Thank you.
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That sounds interesting. Dewayne Beck has mentioned a similar system used in South America.
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T j Knutson posted an update 3 months ago
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Hey TJ, good question. I don’t have much experience with cattle marketing. But was curious what your feeding program was for these cattle?
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Jacob Roark posted an update 3 months ago
Absolute failure.
This field was wheat in 2023. Has been no till since 2021. I drilled rye into the stubble in the fall of 2023.
Spring 2024 had a good stand but it was wet and cold so I didn’t get beans planted until the first week of june and the rye was 8 ft tall. Had to plant into it pretty wet because with the rye the soil…
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I tried to upload pics, but they fail every time for some reason.
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Jacob this field still had a big amount of rye residue that was kill after planting beans in June of 2024?
I have been no tilling into wheat stubble for 30 years and have never experienced a spring like this as far as the amount of residue, tremendous residue. I was excited also to have such great cover but also was concerned about the…
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