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Likely not as extensive as field corn, but would be pretty good... and the whole plant is very palatable, not just the ears - so it will likely get consumed much more rapidly. I would consider sorghum sudan as a high biomass plant that deer would not ow down nearly as much
How does the BMR 90 Grazing Corn root bio mass compare to field corn? I'm looking for a crop that will build organic matter as fast as possible.......... Also, is it just the ears of the grazing corn that are so sweet or is it the whole plant? I'm wondering if the stalks will get hit a little by the deer or if they will destroy the plant before producing grain.
Way to grow!
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A follow-up video for this would be interesting to see what the harvest numbers were at.
I wonder how root exudates can attract microbiology in the soil, to the roots. Ants are known to harvest the honeydew from aphids. I suspect that ants or other arthropods or earthworms are harvesting root exudates. These arthropods carry the beneficial bacteria to the roots in their holobionts.
How much potential do you see for using rhizophagia to control Huanglongbing in citrus? Are you aware of some research group exploring this approach?
Y’all are doing great education. Thank you.
I had some over grazed unfertilized pasture. I got a soil test. Added lime to all. Fertilized to test recommendations on on feild per year. Excellent results on all, especially the fertilized fields. Also reduced size of herd. Divided the fields with much more rest periods. I am on the fence about cover crops to get an early start with next springs grazing season.
Great information!!!
Mycorrhizal fungi helps deliver phosphorus to plants but mycorrhizal fungi don’t like phosphorus that much?
If phosphorus fertilizer is applied, then the plant does not have incentive to feed the Mycorrhizal fungi to aquire the P from the soil. So the Mycorrhizal fungi will not thrive in a high P fertility environment because the plant does not "need" them
Might have been a good video if we knew your location.
Soil, life in general, it's diversity and complexity, relative stability and resilience, abbundance etcetera . And we the people with our (earth) foreign synthetic cracked materials are just zoning it to a certain death. How to stop this lunacy immediately?
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"I like this webinar. I see networks, roots that always have mutualistic symbiosis. Like a semiconductor network. However, by creating a social biome, by creating a variety of plants, it will create a social biome, which will also affect the types of beetles in the agricultural land ecology, causing pest populations to increase. I am interested in the discussion on 'lignin'."
You're transplanting into your crimped cover crop. If broadcasting seed, is there any hope for success in a crimped cover crop? If I crimp before broadcasting, I don't think the seed will make contact with the ground. If I crimp after broadcasting, the emerging plant might not be able to penetrate the crimped cover crop to reach the light.
I agree- I don't think broadcasting has much chance of success in a crimped cover crop. You can clear the residue away after the crimped cover crop is dead, but a different termination method (perhaps mowing and tarping or tilling under) might work better for that application.
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Rest for a year is understood as soil rest every sunday. Which equals 52 days a years. Multiply 7 yrs by: 52 x 7 = 364 days which equals a year. 😃
Keith Berns six fundamental truths of BioGrace? 1) Solar energy is free and plants are the best way to capture it. 2) Carbon is not a problem - Its free food for plants and biology. 3) Nitrogen is free and abundant. 4) Soils are rich in plant nutrients and minerals. 5) Soil biology makes the system bigger, faster, stronger. 6) Water is essential to all life and the process.
Can’t wait , broadcasting your “Summer Release” into my standing Rye (then terminating) this weekend or next week; watching for rain 👍🏼👍🏼
I have been doing hand crimping for a while and it works great...very empowering for gardeners! Boy you got a lot to hand crimp there....gonna get ripped!
NEMATODES! People sometimes joke about "what is a weed, anyway?"... I usually say a "weed" is something that's resistant to nematodes! If you can eat it, too? I'm a fan already. I meant to plant this a few years ago, and am just getting around to it now... and had to watch the video a few more times since I forgot everything. Thanks for bringing this obscure topic!
Vance McCoy you should have talked about the amazing influence that John Kempf and AEA products have had in your operation. 😂
I did something similar with a broken snowboard and two pieces of angled iron. The straps let you hop with both feet. Quite a workout! Did one 4x20 raised bed a day.
That does sound like a workout!
Thanks for this. I appreciate your putting out videos to help us non-commercial (i.e. smaller stands of plants/cover crops and missing equipment) people figure out how to handle our cover crops around the house.
how much can you do for 1 hour?thx
It's relatively tiring work-It takes me about 10 minutes to very thoroughly crimp one of our 70 ft rows, and after that, I'm ready for a short break. So probably a couple hours total for the 10 rows we had overwintering mix planted in our garden this year.
@@GreenCoverSeed thanks!
Do you plan to tarp for awhile or cover with cardboard before transplanting or just crimp and wait a week or two then transplant?
I'm not planning on tarping since we waited until anthesis. I've had good success with tarping after crimping in the past, so it will be interesting to see how this does without the tarp.
I did end up tarping. The rye terminated very well, but the vetch did not. A week under a black tarp did the trick. In the future, I will plan to tarp immediately after crimping unless it's just rye.
@@GreenCoverSeed Thanks for the followup. Good to know.
Please Send us a followup pic esp showing effective and successful crimping action. Dennis
Yes, I think that Jonathan is planning on doing a follow up video later in the season to show the garden growing in the crimped residue
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Both of you. It's encouraging to hear that younger people are showing interest!
People will have to refence all the land 😅
Thank you for the video, I farm in Washington state and because of your video, I was able to attend
Exciting work!
He was done a great job in developing corn genetics
Thanks, Serik!!
Could some type of grass herbicide be used to controll weeds in a plot like this ?
Yes, Clethodim would control grasses in this mix but would not do anything for other broadleaf weeds
@keithburns910 Thanks.
This guy better get a bullet proof vest.
based on what he has done looks like he builded up bullet proof vest.
Very nice ❤️ 👌 👍 👏 Thank you ❤️
Great dialog and its awesome to see conversations back and forth sparking new ideas. Gods blessings on this years growing season gentlemen
Does hybrid mean GMO? Is roundup ready GMO? Just asking for info
Good question... Hybrid simply means taking or combing the genes from two plants of the same species using natural methods - this happens all of the time - both in nature and in plant breeding and this is NOT a GMO because it is just using the genetic variability found within the same plant species. GMO is when a plant has had their genetic makeup altered to exhibit traits that are not naturally theirs. In general, genes are taken (copied) from one organism that shows a desired trait and transferred into the genetic code of another organism.
Great explanation, Keith!
Great video 🇳🇿❤️
will this flower mix work to bring back a poor soil area to get it ready for a more typical cover mix. helping to rejuvenate a poor spot . or does it need an improved soil to get going for the pollinators?
I would not start with this mix in really tough soils - it is too expensive for the first steps. Start with a really diverse mix like Warm Season Soil Builder or the High Diversity mix. These mixes will have a lot more plant families that can express themselves in different environmental conditions.
Need videos like this that long face to face are like a book without pictures.
Were these planted with a grain drill?
This was just broadcast by hand...
it is one of the nicest cover crop mixes i have ever seen, looks great, very big influence to biota and good roots for penetretion soil deep, its very good idea!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for this video. It's much easier to see what the mix will look like in a video than in the photos on your web site. Could you do a video on your Perennial Pollinator mix as a comparison? The web page for that mix has just one closeup photo of one flower. EDIT: And, while I'm at it, you have two new mixes on your site: "Honeybee and Pollinator Production" and "Annual Summer Honey Mix." Videos of those mixes would be great. Plus, you should have links on the product pages to those videos.
Yes, the deer will nibble on these. The flowers will attract a lot of insects that will provide good bugging for turkeys
Do deer or turkey benefit any from these plants?
Great audio
When more of our neighbors adopt regenerative practices we will have more rain and greater overall abundance. @21:08 or so, in talking about the timing of cover crop termination and water, the small water cycle and the effects of the biotic pump brings to mind a question of how rainfall is encouraged and created by the existence of growing plants.
Great video 🇳🇿❤️