Allan in NE
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Killing redroots on the last 90 acres of summer fallow. Will be plantin' wheat in 40 days.
Allan
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Erik Ks farmer
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Hard to thinking about sowing wheat, just finished harvest it seems like but then again we're only 60 days or so from it here. Looking good, thing to remember is local practices a guy is used to are not always applicable in other parts of the country. :wink:
Allan in NE
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No,
This soil is gumbo. It is when you don't work the ground that it sits up hardern' a rock.
Allan
This soil is gumbo. It is when you don't work the ground that it sits up hardern' a rock.
Allan
I quit farming crops in 1996. I was 43 three years old at that time. Had been a dirt farmer all my life. I had gotten big in the cattle and chicken business. Had to make a choice, could not find farming land to buy but could find pasture land. I still own some farming land, but rent it out. It was the right choice, but I still like to smell that dirt and watch that equipment operate. I sure would like to help someone make a crop with me being just a hired-hand, rather than being the boss. Looks good.
rustyfarmall
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Did those weeds attempt to "stand their ground"?
Allan in NE
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Naw,
They were claiming self-defense. I killed 'em anyhoo. Just the kind of guy I am. :>)
Allan
They were claiming self-defense. I killed 'em anyhoo. Just the kind of guy I am. :>)
Allan
Looking at it, nothing stands a chance in there, not even with a presidential pardon ! That thing just digs right in, being in dry land and that soil type, clay here does the same thing when dry and un-tilled. A moldboard plow will just ride on top even with new shares. I can't tell or remember which tractor that is, but I bet it feels that overgrown back scratch-er for sure !
the tractor vet
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Allen i have one LITTLE tillage tool that would bring that 1066 to her knees and it is one third as wide . It only has five shakes on it . And over here if you want a flat spot in a field ya best bring a shovel and make your own . And the feather south of me ya get the steeper the hills get.
Never really under stood the full reasoning of having ground in "fallow". I know it is to collect moisture for the next crop. Do you only raise a crop every two years on this ground???? Would not the erosion be terrible with ground with out any type of cover??? Especially wind erosion out in NE.
So from someone that actually does the "summer fallow" tillage practice please teach us other row crop guys the fine points.
So from someone that actually does the "summer fallow" tillage practice please teach us other row crop guys the fine points.
Jim in Sask
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Nice picture, could easily be mistaken for around here, right down to the sticky gumbo and a storm on the horizon.
Allan in NE
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Yep,
The ground only produces a crop once in 2 years. To conserve moisture and to let the ground "rest".
The tillage stops it from blowing away with the wind and keeps the weeds down. That's why after every rain we have to go over it.
This field blew a couple of times before I could get to it.
The ground only produces a crop once in 2 years. To conserve moisture and to let the ground "rest".
The tillage stops it from blowing away with the wind and keeps the weeds down. That's why after every rain we have to go over it.
This field blew a couple of times before I could get to it.
Yup, I had test plots in Texas for 5 years. It's nearly the same color whether wet or dry. It can confuse one into thinking that it's dry enough to drive across when it's really not at all...
I've gummed up a planter more than once trying to get the the end of a field as a rain comes in.
I've gummed up a planter more than once trying to get the the end of a field as a rain comes in.
4020deereboy
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That's a nice digger makes me miss are old multi weeder
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