Methods For Planting Food Plots - Perspectives - The Management Advantage #38

There are many ways to plant food plots. Some people are fortunate enough to use large ag equipment, some have small tractors, while others might only be using an ATV, but the end result for everyone is getting the seed in the ground to ensure germination. Properly utilizing whatever equipment you have and cooperation from mother nature can lead to productive food plots.
Tom created The Firminator and has used it since it's inception. For deer managers who often plant hard to reach, secluded areas, it is the way to go. The ability to adjust the Firminator allows users to work the ground, plant and pack it with a single implement. On the other hand, Ross' background in farming and large scale production gives him the opportunity to plant most of his plots with larger equipment. Two different backgrounds, mindsets, and styles of planting food plots, but they both still have the same common goal: producing the maximum amount of forage for whitetails. No matter what equipment you have or how you plant your food plots, it still comes down to seed, soil, and moisture.
The summer forages we have been planting are Eagle Forage Soybeans and Pennington Deluxe. The Eagle Beans are a species that will grow tall and hold it's leaves well into the fall. By winter, the leaves will be gone, but deer will still seek out the leftover beans. Our Pennington Deluxe plots will strictly be used as summer forages. It's mix of soybeans, peas, buckwheat, sunflowers and sorghum provides ample forage for antler growth and milk production. Pennington Deluxe will also provide cover through the summer months making it the best of both worlds; food that equals cover! When it comes time for fall plots, we can disk the Deluxe to help build organic matter in the soil and plant it in Feeding Frenzy or Elite for hunting season.
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[@holladaysfantasy]

Another great video.

[@TheCondor300]

To build topsoil... no till... plain and simple!

[@MoDeer43]

I have a firminator, and had a question about soybean planting. Do you double disk your field and plant the soybeans on the second pass ? I don't think just one pass planting on the initial pass would put the seeds in deep enough. What I have don is till with a rotor tiller to turn the weeds under, then plant right away with the firminator, as the ground is pretty well worked up. What do you do ? thanks.

[@ManagementAdvantage]

+MoDeer43 Depends on the soil itself. If it's hard or has a lot of dead vegetation then for sure make two passes. If it's free of dead stuff and is somewhat moist or been worked before, one pass will do.

[@benlewis1579]

where can i buy a firminator

[@jordanjacob4147]

how big is the food plot

[@MrVtArcher]

What's you seed bill for a planting this size?

[@ManagementAdvantage]

MrVtArcher All depends on what you plant.

[@JeffsTrades]

I hope this boy has learned about cover cropping....

[@jordanjacob4147]

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[@JeffsTrades]

It amazes me how asleep people are when it comes to what works in agriculture....tilling is killing your soil, adding roundup, 24D....wake up dude...seriously. Weeds? Dude.....