No-tilling organic corn into alfalfa!

[@jjime1175]

Wow so much bare soil along the roadside!

[@chrisabens2915]

Can you make a video going over your planter setup? Row cleaners, closing system, fertilizer setup etc

[@dietrevich]

This is some fine looking dude. God bless!

[@karolye5449]

Youre onto something, im thinking same thing.

[@ncpanther]

Beautiful video showing organic no till. How many units of nitrogen you expect from the alfalfa? Does your farm do plant tissue analysis during the growing season?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

We are hoping to see around 140 lbs of N from the alfalfa.

[@jasonknight5045]

any interest in adding a mycorhizal seed treatment, and with the cover crops could it remain in the soil? thanks for the vids!

[@haliax8149]

This WORKS? Wtf? Alright I'm off to do some planting.

[@Adam-bw4lw]

Yes it works

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

i missed it but do you roll the alfalfa after planting? i went into alfalfa that did not die and i think had we had water it would have worked.

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

We rolled after we planted. It doesn’t kill the alfalfa, just sets it back to help the corn get up and through. At least that’s the intent

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

nice, i tried strip tilling into hay but it out grew the corn,

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 yeah alfalfa just loves to grow it seems like

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

yes it does!

[@LackoFarms]

I assume you rolled or crimped this field after planting?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Yes that is correct

[@pwashcroft]

Why wouldn’t you harvest alfalfa before you plant. Was it not tall enough? Or using it for compost by the planted seed?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Yes. We wanted it out there for the planted seed.

[@micksburg]

I expect your managing through rolling the alfalfa afterwards?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Yes that is correct.

[@enstamud]

How are you controlling the alfalfa? Will it be destroyed at some point in the corn crop?

[@Adam-bw4lw]

It will be crimped a few times

[@craighinshaw2437]

Wonder how much nitrogen has fixed into soil at time of planting?

[@lukax9019]

Hi, can we see groving phases of corn and harvest?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

You will get to see the harvest. I do not have much video of the growing phases throughout the year. I did put out one video on an update of it.

[@BrettMissen]

How did this crop turn out?

[@LtColDaddy71]

Up until 12 yrs ago, I was over thinking big time and roller crimping on the front while I planted, and everything was getting tangled up in the planter. As equip upgrades came, I thought I’d try and space out spending the money over a few years by PLANTING into standing cover just that 1 year. BOY I WISH ID FIGURED OUT HOW MUCH BETTER THAT WORKS EARLIER! Even in tall covers! I think the non organic conventional cover crop guys might yield a little better by burning it down 1st, but that’s even more time, $, fuel, and lower price all in one.

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

We still crimp before and crimp after depending on the situation. We much prefer to plant before in the tall cover and then crimp. But I still think we are better off than the guys burning it all down. That’s just my opinion.

[@LtColDaddy71]

@@farmingwithcarp8551 I agree 100%

[@greighenning9091]

Does the shade from the standing cover not affect the germinating corn, or do you crimp after planting?

[@pfeatherston7276]

How did you manage the weeds in the first field you planted?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

We used our rowmow to help alleviate some of the weed pressure until the canopy eventually closed.

[@pfeatherston7276]

@@farmingwithcarp8551 Is row mowing your primary form of weeds control on your organic acres? Are you 100% notill?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

@@pfeatherston7276 We are completely no till. The cover crops are our main source of weed control, but it doesn’t work out in every case. But the rowmow is one of our sources for weed control.

[@pfeatherston7276]

@@farmingwithcarp8551Very cool, I have 40 organic acres and would like to be more regenerative. Have any tips or suggestions for organic notill? Where did you get the rowmow or the parts to build the rowmow?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

@@pfeatherston7276 cover crops are very important for it. Timing is everything with them. The earlier you can get them out in the fall the better. We have shortened our maturity dates on corn and soybeans to try and accomplish this. As far as the romow, it was a custom build and we had a third party involved on it. We used an old row cultivator frame and units. Then engineers made the brackets to bolt to the unit which house the motor and blades.

[@thomasskapnit4479]

What state are you guys from?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Indiana

[@davidmckay4871]

Do you have any harvest results on this field /farm

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

We do not have any harvest results yet. Those will be coming this fall.

[@sethripley]

Any update?

[@5er593]

Will you do update on organic corn in alfalfa?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Yes! I will do an updated video on the corn in the alfalfa

[@5er593]

@@farmingwithcarp8551 Update coming soon?

[@jimmartindale]

Would you dig some alfalfa and corn roots for us to see?

[@paulahrens5530]

Too much talking before you even get to field

[@nalley6815]

an entire 2 minutes and 40 seconds. lol im sure you're in too much of a rush to waste that precious 2 minutes