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Join us live from the field as Mike & Dave Unruh roller crimp their cereal rye cover crop using a Mandako roller here in SE Minnesota. 🍀🌻
The Unruhs planted their soybeans when the rye was at boot stage (approximately 3 weeks ago) and are currently terminating the mature rye that's at anthesis.
In today's video we check out how well the Mandako L15401 is doing at crimping and laying the cover crop down. We also investigate if there's any damage to the unifoliate soybeans.
Roller Crimping can eliminate a pass of herbicide and ideally if the rye is thick enough, creating a dense mat of biomass allowing farmers the opportunity to eliminate their herbicide use all together. A thick mat of crimped rye acts as soil armor while also doing a fantastic job suppressing weeds and holding our precious soil moisture.
Generally a roller crimper is a water-filled drum that has chevron blades (think fins). As the roller makes it way through the cover crop is severs or crimps the plants. This process kills the cover crop by slashing the plant stems every 5-8" inches. The killed cover crop becomes a heavy mulch and protects the soil not allowing weeds to germinate. The small soybean plants easily make their way through the heavy mat and continue on growing as they reach for the sun.
More and more farmers are looking at innovative ways to decrease their inputs while maintaining yields. Using a roller crimper that has chevron style blades is one such example.
Common brands include InJ and Mandako More info at:
www.croproller.com
www.mandako.com
For a related video with friend Sheldon Luehmann who also planted soybeans into boot stage rye check out... Planting Green for Roller Crimping
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He actually used an InJ roller crimper to compare the 2 manufacturers.
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[@ralphgrunz1498]

I grew up on a farm 60 miles west of you. Havana township/Owatonna.

[@gdg41989]

How d is the field end up doing? We want to start doing to us in MD but doing it after the beans are up is definitely a scary proposition.

[@GeigerFarm]

Nice!

[@MachoBanjoPanda]

👀 That's a nice International

[@ottomatic8408]

How did the soybeans end up yielding?

[@jimmydykes7961]

Needs to be heading out but if you're prone to wind laying it over crimp it and get it laying in the right direction...its almost impossible to plant in lodged rye.crimp it and spray it if you have to...I learned this the hard way

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

Thanks Jimmy for the feedback. There was some neighboring rye and triticale fields that lodged but thankfully the fields we tried the Mandako and InJ roller crimpers on were standing well. It's also interesting that many organic farmers wait for rye to be at full anthesis and then plant sb. Within a few days or a week they roller crimp. Slightly different mngt and timing. Best! - Lance

[@denniskemnitz1381]

They planted beans into boot stage rye.?? Correct.?? Dennis

[@ottomatic8408]

How did your beans end up yielding?

[@mn-1381]

This is awesome! As far as rye crimping goes, does it just have to be heading out or does it have to be shedding pollen?

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

Shedding pollen and lots of it. otherwise it won’t crimp and die...ie spring back up and keep growing

[@jessemaulfair5777]

Lance I've found if it's headed out it dies easier because it's still vegetative and breaks off easier versus waiting for pollen drop.

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

@@jessemaulfair5777 Interesting. We have a few local guys that are organic and they prefer to wait to plant their sb until rye is at full pollen. Then they crimp very soon afterwards. That said the rye is generally planted at 150-200 #/acre. Best! - Lance

[@aaronswanson6719]

What is the height and row spacing of the soybeans? Are they crimping the same direction the beans are planted? Is running over the beans with tractor a concern? Thx

[@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901]

Thanks for the questions Aaron! Sb got a little leggy but on this field as they stretched for sun. They were anywhere from about 4-6" and planted on 30" centers. Thick mat helped float the tractor so not much concern for sb damage. Time will tell however. Thanks - LAnce

[@aaronswanson6719]

@@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901 interesting. I tried last year and my beans failed to grow much afterwards. Never canopied. Low yield. I haven’t figured out everything that happened but abandoned the crimping for this year and am back to roundup for termination

[@olaiskjaervoy]

And what are the end results? Yields?