Raising Buckwheat!

out looking at a field of buckwheat that we will harvest for seed production!
Enjoy
Welcome to Farming With Carp. This channel will show you the jobs that we do on our farm in Indiana each day. We are a regenerative organic farm that capitalizes on the uses of cover crops. We raise corn, soybeans, wheat, peas and alfalfa. We also have a growing herd of livestock on the farm that we graze across our acres. Come along for the ride!
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[@JDandFord]

We double cropped organic buckwheat after yellow peas a couple hundred miles north of you. It works but harvest is extremely time sensitive. Trying to harvest it dry in October but before it all shatters is difficult. We straight cut with a Draper head. Volunteer buckwheat has been a pain to deal with in the organic setting as well

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Thanks for the heads up. Good to know these things.

[@jknelson82]

Dave Brandt told me you can take it standing. I'm doing buckwheat for the first time this year as well for a fall harvest. Dave said once the frost hits in October, you can harvest it just fine. I also thought about swathing this fall, but I think we'll use the bean head instead.

[@averysenior6571]

First off really enjoy your content! I'm going to start planting buckwheat myself and I swore that I wouldn't after seeing my dad plant a bunch one year and right before harvest of the best looking crop of buckwheat you've ever seen a storm came and flattened it. In other Year's before we harvested it after a frost but now I've seen enough guys grow it and if your going to get serious about it swath it. One other point I should make is with the more powerful combines and draper heads you maybe able to push the green stalks through. Looking forward to watching when you harvest.

[@filipvernica258]

You should have bunch of beehives on can make a lot off honey (20$per pound)

[@jasonfought]

That's my thought

[@tombrenner2189]

Carp where you been? Kind of miss the channel!

[@awesomeness5464]

Awesome vid Eric! I will definitely be buying that very seed for my garden

[@chaughten]

thanks from canada

[@deanog8831]

Been planting Organic Buckwheat since 19' for local honey farm and as a weed suppressing cover crop. We could be buying your seed next season. Maybe road trip south next spring for a cash and carry discount?

[@Coffee_agriculture-2080]

😮😮❤❤ great job .. i wana visit this buckwheat farm ..

[@Civicd15b2b16a]

Any updates on how this crop turned out? Did your plan for harvest work as you hoped?

[@ryecarlson7867]

It's indeterminate so it doesn't die until a frost hits it. People plant it late June often so flowering isn't during the hottest months which can cause a lot of flower blasting. Early planted works too though

[@pepelong4553]

Nice stand

[@ryecarlson7867]

Swathing is the much preferred harvest method from what I've heard

[@jesperandersson6798]

What was the previous crop??Alfa alfa under Buck wheat?🤔🤔

[@jeremytoews5167]

I enjoy learning from you. What kind of field prep did you need to do?

[@samriesgraf6685]

What did you end up with harvest bushel/acre?

[@microsoilenhancersinspirey5750]

Carp did you get my video I sent you with the corn beans and buckwheat?..I also sent you one with sunflowers beans and buckwheat...

[@janclodvacban1692]

Can u do a crop tour

[@codydog1700]

Great video! Could you put buckwheat after wheat or rye?

[@farmingwithcarp8551]

Thanks! Yes you sure could