This is deffinitelly a year where proper soil structure matters. The guys who worked up the no till ground are sitting around waiting for the ground to dry out

We tried a new Peterson number this year. Really impressed with the emergence of it. Low ground this year has been really hard on emergence…

I can tell my soil structure is improving under no-till: I can find worms now where they were a challenge to see before. After last year (six week drought after planting, delayed emergence) I plant corn when I can, but not too early. Any time after the maple leaves are larger than mouse ears (old native american sign).

Good to see you

Rather worry about reseeding if drowned out later than having the fight of trying to get the seed into the wet mucky ground; don't wanna miss out on the good growing days since you know the water might shut off eventually.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

Good point! The field is getting better. 3 inches of rain and almost zero puddles.

are the trenches closing in the wet ground? or did you change your closing wheels?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

On each row I changed out one smooth wheel for a spiked wheel. The wet ground isn't a problem to get the trench closed the problem I had a hard time with was in the no-till sod

Curieus about that secret sauce

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

Me as well. I am going to work with him a lot this year. Lot of how soil works and life works science vs npk

@rondavis2791

Ай бұрын

Worm castings worm tea?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

@@rondavis2791 no. It's the 6 things from Doral , it will be interesting to see how it works

What are you using for zinc product?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

The max system zinc. Very high quality zinc.

Seed looks like a DeKalb 91 day double pro...

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

Who knows today they all share the same genetics don't they

@chrisbertrand3989

Ай бұрын

You must have good eyes

@M8Stealth

Ай бұрын

@@chrisbertrand3989 Not hard to figure out when one goes to the Peterson Seed website and sees DeKalb owned corn traits.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking like holy crap how much seed has a guy handled to be able to pick a kernel out like that and identify it.

What's the story behind not using autosteer?

@Thegrim326

Ай бұрын

Why does he need it? You do know 80 years ago, none of that was a thing. Also, why waste money on something he really doesn't need?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

I enjoy driving by hand. And believe it or not even with the front duals the tractor gets pulled side to side into the strips On the no-kill ground where I have nothing to follow then I'll turn it on. I think in a couple years I'll probably be back to using markers for no chill into grass or bean stubble

@M8Stealth

Ай бұрын

@@Thegrim326 Because the tractor already has autosteer.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754

Ай бұрын

@@Thegrim326 I am sure he meant no insult.

@Thegrim326

Ай бұрын

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 neither am I like granted yea it's nice to have but when fields are smaller than 50 acres whats the point