Crazey idea from old man in Nursing Home how about it JD Se

Son is just cutting 20 arcres of Marshall Rye Talked about trying RR ready soybeans. No plater equipment. Have a two section old JD LZ 7-14 Hoe Drill with good disk - spear point openeners,Large presser wheels. By closing off some of the opening. row spacing could be 7" 14" or 21" Could put a boom across far back to spray
down Roundup. How about it JD Seller would it work? No Soybean experience in area. Have irrigation and Loam soil. IDEAS PLEASE gitrib

It may work if you get timely rains to help get the seeds to sprout. The spear point openers are for wheat and small grains that are not too sensitive to depth, seeding time, soil to seed contact. Your germination on soybeans would be very uneven unless you get a rain right away.

I think it would be best to have someone plant it with a planter that is setup to notill. The singlation, depth control, and improved soil to seed contact would more than pay for the planting cost with a modern planter. Here you can get soybeans planted for $12-15 per acre.

Think about it? With today's bean prices you would only need to get 1 1/2 bushel better yield and you just paid for the planting. The better planting job easily could yield 5-10 bushels more.

The spraying I would not worry too much about. With the Roundup ready beans you can spray and then go back in a week and hit the spots you missed. You have a much wider control window than with the older chemicals.

Another thing to think about is moisture. IF you have plenty of rain this year then no worry. If it is dry the modern planter would not disturb the ground so much and conserve moisture.

I would agree with JD, the cost of RR beans is enough I would pay someone to put them in.

Our county Farm Service Agency office rents out a modern no-till bean drill. Generally can get it when you want it. One of their employees delivers it, and will help you adjust it if needed. Very reasonable rental rate.

Gene

I agree with JD. We attempted to plant a few acres soybeans using LZB hoe drills. The results were horrible, most beans too deep and poor seed to soil contact, poor spacing. Many never emerged.