Planting Soybeans into Cereal Rye

[@larryallen5261]

what brand and from whom did you get your roller crimper how do you like it what width

[@jeffjahns1974]

You showed the crimper rolling through but the planter was running in standing rye. Do you roll after planting?

[@farmsciencereview]

Yes, planted into the standing rye then rolled immediately after with a soil conditioner.

[@locybapsi174]

@@farmsciencereview That's great. Does this method completely eliminate the need for herbicides in Soybean crop?

[@js290]

Fukuoka figured this out with rice & barley... "I have already shown how natural farming is clearly and undeniably superior to scientific farming, both in theory and in practice. And I have shown that scientific farming requires human labor and large expenditures, compounds chaos and confusion, and leads eventually to destruction. "Yet man is a strange creature. He creates one troublesome condition after another and wears himself down observing each. But take all these artificial conditions away and he suddenly becomes very uneasy. Even though he may agree that the natural way of farming is legitimate, he seems to think that it takes extraordinary resolve to exercise the principle of 'doing nothing.' "It is to allay this feeling of unease that I recount my own experiences. Today, my method of natural farming has approached the point of 'doing nothing.' I will admit that I have had my share of failures during the forty years that I have been at it. But because I was headed in basically the right direction, I now have yields that are at least equal to or better than those of crops grown scientifically in every respect. And most importantly: 1) my method succeeds at only a tiny fraction of the labor and costs of scientific farming, and my goal is to bring this down to zero; 2) at no point in the process of cultivation or in my crops is there any element that generates the slightest pollution, in addition to which my soil remains eternally fertile. "There can be no mistaking these results, as I have achieved them now for a good many years. Moreover, I guarantee that anyone can farm this way. This method of 'do-nothing' farming is based on four major principles: 1. No cultivation 2. No fertilizer 3. No weeding 4. No pesticides" -The Four Principles of Natural Farming

[@justinking9173]

Tons of down pressure😳

[@farmsciencereview]

Similar down pressure to other minimum-till and no-till fields on the farm, 300+ lbs most of the time.

[@petersonsawmillservice268]

Not new. Weve done that since the 80s. Also plant beans in wheat. By the time we harvest and bale wheat ,beans are about 10 inches tall

[@larryallen5261]

what brand crimpet do you use?

[@danbauer2015]

a good video, but with no follow up it is not as impressive. Would like to see some results and in-season action/thoughts.

[@farmsciencereview]

We'll see what we can do! Some things we noticed: the soil conditioner did a good job of terminating the rye. We did have a few sucker plants that grew, in fear of them reseeding and interfering with harvest we treated with a herbicide. Soil stayed more moist than on other fields, however we ended up dry by the end of the season there was little difference in yield compared to other management practices.

[@danbauer2015]

@@farmsciencereview Little difference in yield is positive, that is better than a decrease in yield! I would be interested in seeing the report, as I am sure others would too when you have it finished! Thanks for the reply!!

[@kevinmorin7965]

FSR, totally obnoxious sound track made the video silent and left too many questions to get past 10sec.

[@tractorguy]

Why no follow up? Doesn’t do much good to produce this video and not post a follow up with videos of the results. What did the soybeans look like in Aug.-Sept.? How did they produce compared to regular no till or conventional beans? Come on guys, you can do better!!

[@farmsciencereview]

That variety bean with similar planting date yielded very close across the farm regardless of management practice. Weather played a roll, we turned extremely dry starting in July. That field did hold moisture longer but still ended up with cracks in the soil.