2013 Garlic – off to a Good Start
The garlic is growing. Yesterday I spent some time walking the garlic to measure how much we have (in acres) and to flag the [...]
Rye Cover Crop For Vegetables
Here is a video to check out
2011 Planting Finally Started
This week we fianally got started planting 2011 corn and soybeans. By tomorrow afternoon we will be caught up on all dry ground. [...]
Sweet Corn in Living Mulch
Yesterday we completed our first round of sweet corn planting for the Market. We tried something new this year. We planted the sweet corn into [...]
Sweet Clover Cover Has Promise
I was in the field yesterday and was ecstatic with the mulch created and the fact that I can count on over 100 Lbs of Nitrogen Credit.
Nitrogen On Wheat III
This timing was about perfect because the wheat had just started to green up a few days ago.
Closing Wheel Set-up..The Secret Weapon
This video is a must watch if you want to plant earlier.
Manage Corn Residue in No-Till Soybeans
This video shows a simple planter attachment along with changing to 30" row production that will give us a 4 to 5 day head start planting soybeans.
Why we need down pressure in NoTill
Having the inccorect down pressure setting when planting can drastically reduce yield potential. Here is a clip on why the down pressure is important.