Planting into Heavy Residue

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1303 | Air Date 03/26/23 - How do you get good quick growth from fields covered in leftovers from last year? Brian and Darren uncover all the tricks to help you get the right start.

[@normlor]

SADLY WE ALL TAKE FARMING FOR GRATED BUT HAVE NO CLUE IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PROFESSION ON EARTH!!

[@AgPhD]

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[@GlobalSouth543]

I love agriculture 🌹🌹

[@ni1469]

I just picked up a 12 foot disk for cheap to modify into a vertical tillage rig that’s catered specifically to my ground. I like different aspects of multiple brands of vt tools but they all have drawbacks so I’m doing a Frankenstein tool of the best aspects for me and going to test it in plots that have high residue and need to avoid conventional tillage

[@tf7274]

Our Norwood has more metal in one linear foot of working width than our old cultivator had in 24ft...sounds like fun...and a lot of welding to keep it from floating up at high speed. The plow is the Frankenstein of tillage...enjoy your project.

[@ni1469]

@@tf7274 I’ve got an old gleaner l2 that died years ago I’m tired of looking at and attempting to part out that’s gonna donate parts of its frame to the project. I plan on making the frame of the disk a lot stiffer and heavier to keep it in the ground and probably have to do a lot of overkill tack welds, testing and moving but I somewhat miss my fabrication days so it’ll be a decent experiment and even if it never works how I want I’ll have learned from it. We’re mostly Great Plains, salford, and landoll around my area. I’ve been most impressed by the Great Plains so far but nothings perfect so I’m going to apply multiple approaches on a small area for a few years

[@tf7274]

@@ni1469 Sounds like you're going to have some fun. We need people like you. Most brand names you see started in a farm shop.

[@ni1469]

@@tf7274never hurts to try new experiments. If it’s not a result one enjoys at least the knowledge was gained. Best way to improve farming practices is try new approaches

[@AgPhD]

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[@NotTheDroidYoureLooking4]

I've been using your videos to help prep for CCA. Would you consider adding what the weed of the week is in the video description and a link to your videos addressing them? Thanks

[@AgPhD]

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[@FarmerBChannel]

How do I get involved in farming is it best to go work for a farmer or get a education

[@ni1469]

Work for a farmer who has other farming buddies. You get a lot of knowledge of what’s good and bad practices for your area fast that way