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Did your soil test recommend pounds per acre of potash and sulfur? I see it lists lime recommendations but I didn’t see fertilizer. I believe potash has around 50 pounds k per hundred pounds of fertilizer. Kmag has around 20 pounds of k per hundred pounds of fertilizer. This is just a...

It looks like you could use a bunch of potash to increase your potassium levels. Lime would help too since it would make the p & k you do have more readily available. I’ve been using kmag when I need potassium, magnesium and sulfur, so that might be a good option if any is available in your area.

That looks like a good plan. When the deer some from the SW, are they bedding in the open area that looks grassy in the aerial photo? I wish we could mow standing corn in Minnesota, but it is illegal here. You can hunt standing corn and you can hunt corn combined or chopped for ag purposes...

I’ve left that bale blind in the same spot for about 10 years. The grass cover fell off, but the black tarp type inner layer is still in good shape.

I don’t think it makes much difference to the deer, but it looks nicer to me with the grass covering!

In my area of SE MN, the Whitetail Properties realtor frequently has both raw and turnkey properties for sale. I was very impressed with our purchase through him last fall, and I would definitely use him if I ever sell any property.

I have a 10 year old bale blind that was made by Redneck that has worked really well for us for years. Over time, the outer grass mat layer has blown off and I've tried some landscaping mulch rolls as a replacement, but that only lasted a year. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to use...

It is kind of hard to tell from the picture, but the two blinds are about 75 yards apart. The ground blind on the right is a Redneck Bale Blind that is about 10 years old and all of the outer grass layer has blown off over the years. I probably should pull that bale blind and put it somewhere...

Is this field rented to a farmer? Do they care if you plant anything like clover or rye that will be green and growing next spring then they go to plant the field to corn? Brassicas like forage rape, turnips and radishes are pretty cheap per pound, so I'd add them to the mix as well. I've...

Here’s a picture of my rye strip that was knee high last week. I spread fertilizer, ran a 3 point digger through it, broadcasted seed and then ran a 3 point disk over it to cover the seed. This plan has worked pretty well for me in the past, but this rye was much taller and thicker than ever...

In the past I brush hogged the rye before disking or digging it in, but that actually was a little harder to dig in, so now I skip the mowing step.

I disked the rye up green without any prior herbicides, but I'll be following up tomorrow with a shot of round up and pre-emergent herbicide. I'm hoping that any of the living rye plants will catch a shot of round up and that the pre-emergent will reduce the water hemp issues I had last year...

A digger/cultivator doesn't do a great job with tall winter rye, but I had good luck running a disk over a tall rye field last weekend in SE MN. My corn and bean plots are in, but I'm a little concerned if the thick rye will negatively impact the corn seed. I guess we will find out shortly.

You probably run some pretty fast times when that horned beast runs next to you. Is that some type of texas longhorn? Do you ever have any issues with the cattle with large horns injuring other cattle?

that Def Leppard one cracked me up, that's good stuff-

I have a 6' wide 3 row cultivator on a 3 point hitch that I use to prep the ground before planting. It usually does pretty well with crop residue and even sod, but the 2' tall rye was a little tougher to work with.

I've never heard of a deer or elk that was immune to CWD, but I could be wrong on that. I thought there were animals that could get the disease and live longer lives, but wouldn't that simply increase the % of CWD positive animals on the landscape if animals could live longer and continue to...

The drought last year caused the deer to wipe out my soybean plots, so I overseeded those areas with winter rye last August. Last night I dug up my fields to prep for planting and the winter rye was extremely thick and difficult to dig through with my old tractor and digger. I'm sure the...

What will you be planting in all of your gardens this year? That’s a lot of work, but it will be pretty nice to have fresh veggies up there every time you come up.