Drill or No Till?
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Turkeyman,
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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Turkeyman,
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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Farmwithjunk
Super Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Turkeyman,
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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That just knocked enough cobwebs outta my feeble ol' mind too make me think of another idea. Our Soil and Water Conservation District also rents (Tye and Great Plains) no-till drills. Both "pasture drills" and soybean drills.
They rent "per acre" with a minimum. I'd contact the county extention agent in your area.
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
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That just knocked enough cobwebs outta my feeble ol' mind too make me think of another idea. Our Soil and Water Conservation District also rents (Tye and Great Plains) no-till drills. Both "pasture drills" and soybean drills.
They rent "per acre" with a minimum. I'd contact the county extention agent in your area.
Farmwithjunk
Super Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Turkeyman,
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
dsb
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That just knocked enough cobwebs outta my feeble ol' mind too make me think of another idea. Our Soil and Water Conservation District also rents (Tye and Great Plains) no-till drills. Both "pasture drills" and soybean drills.
They rent "per acre" with a minimum. I'd contact the county extention agent in your area.
Have you contacted the Wild Turkey Federation or Pheasants Forever in your county? In my county they have a 7' no-till drill that I have used, no charge. Don't recall the brand but it worked well for timothy, brohm, alfalfa and clover. I've also used it for warm season grasses (big blue / switch) but working the ground and using a drop seeder works better for that. Pay attention to the planting depths of the seeds, it makes a difference.
I have 55 acres planted with grasses and legumes that provide cover for the wildlife. Throughout the acres are food plots planted 100' apart consisting of 2 rows grain sorghum and 2 rows corn with warm season grasses planted in between the food plot rows. I plant the sorghum and corn annually with a conventional 4-row corn/bean planter.
dsb
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That just knocked enough cobwebs outta my feeble ol' mind too make me think of another idea. Our Soil and Water Conservation District also rents (Tye and Great Plains) no-till drills. Both "pasture drills" and soybean drills.
They rent "per acre" with a minimum. I'd contact the county extention agent in your area.
Good catch Farmwithjunk. The drill I used is managed by the county Soil & Water Conservation District. Was donated to them by one or both of the organizations I mentioned. In my case there was no charge, not sure if that was because I was establishing the ground as part of a conservation reserve program or not.
On another note, I get the seed for the foodplots for no charge. That comes directly from the local Pheasants Forever chapter.
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On another note, I get the seed for the foodplots for no charge. That comes directly from the local Pheasants Forever chapter.
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Good catch Farmwithjunk. The drill I used is managed by the county Soil & Water Conservation District. Was donated to them by one or both of the organizations I mentioned. In my case there was no charge, not sure if that was because I was establishing the ground as part of a conservation reserve program or not.
On another note, I get the seed for the foodplots for no charge. That comes directly from the local Pheasants Forever chapter.
dsb
On another note, I get the seed for the foodplots for no charge. That comes directly from the local Pheasants Forever chapter.
dsb
