Second round of cultivating corn. Non gmo soybeans get cultivated and foliar fed, R1/R2 beans

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@leeforeman3656 4 ай бұрын

Good afternoon, Jon. Your crops are looking great. That strip till does a fantastic job. Look after the soil, and the soil will look after the crop. 👍

@dustinadams9136 4 ай бұрын

Iron blite 😂I had a lot of that when I cultivated. Looks like you got a really nice unit now.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

It's a similar faimly of disease as tire blight, very hard to tell The two apart. But they have the same treatment program and show up at the same time.

@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer 4 ай бұрын

It is looking good!

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

@@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer This is the first year in several that I am feeling really optimistic

@TheBnbonthebeach 4 ай бұрын

Looking good

@jayhedtke1012 4 ай бұрын

I might hav to borrow that cultivator next yr. Corn looks pretty good. Did you do a test strip with the cultivator?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

Not really. I didn't do every field,

@trentsiemens1131 4 ай бұрын

A few years ago you seemed pretty all in on notill. Did you have problems with that to decide to reintroduce tillage?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

The cost of chemicals would be my biggest driver of learning how to walk between conventional and organic I have always loved row crop cultivating. I love the moldboard plow, too, but that just doesn't make sense every year like we used to. But the more we learn about soil, I can see in my transitioning soil that it might need a little mechanical assistance to help the transition while we build structure and biology This year is a year of extremes, and how do we say Desperate Measures for desperate times. I would love to keep the row crop cultivator and put some sort of cover crop seeding on it. Greatly reduced the amount of herbicide I use, reduce the amount of cultivating and let roots and plants do what they're supposed to do

@heathmumm9576 4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry I haven’t taken much time lately to keep up on KZbin videos but what was the history earlier this spring on the field? Did you do any primary and secondary tillage passes on the field?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

@@heathmumm9576 One shallow finish pass to smooth ruts. Lots of rain, soil lacking oxygen is the driver of cultivating

@jvin248 4 ай бұрын

Jon, your high protein heirloom beans; look into heirloom corn seeds for the protein burst too (Reid yellow dent is 3x commercial hybrid/gmo, bloody Butcher is 4x and Blue Hopi is 5x).

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

Oh really? Interesting.

@danw6014 4 ай бұрын

Hello John. Glad things are drying out. I was wondering if that cultivator can operate in no till conditions with heavier residue?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

It sure can!

@mn-1381 4 ай бұрын

Do you have any fields with a history of high calcium levels or high lime applications? Wondering if those fields this year are “breathing” better in your opinion?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

No, everything needs lime once in a while. I am going to start using calcium more often and more as a fertilizer

@mn-1381 4 ай бұрын

@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 I think you’re on the right track with that. I am looking at doing the same thing.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

@@mn-1381 John Kempf just had a presentation about using calcium as fertilizer also I think what Glenn has been saying is starting to catch a little traction

@mn-1381 4 ай бұрын

macropack and the importance of calcium episode? @@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 macro

@chrisbertrand3989 4 ай бұрын

Have you ever looked into growing natto soybeans ? Would fit your geo. Well big premiums for them, also im really not trying to be a smart ass but it seems like you are doing more and more tillage lately what is up with that ?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

I will look into them beans. These beans have a healthy premium. Some tillage, like the cultivator and finisher, are to reduce chemical use and get oxygen into the soil. If we look at the function and definition of healthy functioning soil, I need to do a little tillage to help my transitioning process. Long term goal is to have lots of rich fertile functioning no till soil. Also have some fields that are getting rough. I dont care about wearing a no till hat and bouncing the teeth out of my head. If I have to do a little tillage to smooth a field up I will. There are more studies showing that light tillage followed with covers or growing roots is better for the soil than no till with all the chemicals

@craigadair128 4 ай бұрын

Looks nice. You may need to invest in a smaller row crop tractor

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

This is about the smallest I would use on this cultivator. I wouldn't mind a 6 row and the 4430, let the wife sit out there!

@derricksmith4038 4 ай бұрын

I thought the rule of thumb was 10 hp per row

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

Normally? Wide sweep several inches deep.

@kevinkethe4300 3 ай бұрын

whats with the random rows going off on an angle?

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 3 ай бұрын

Running the planter out !

@dennisdeville8984 4 ай бұрын

Patiently waiting for you to go organic 😂

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

@dennisdeville8984 I would never be certified, hate living in a box, weather it's organic or the zero till club...

@dennisdeville8984 4 ай бұрын

Fair enough, still love what your doing though

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

@dennisdeville8984 thanks. We need to be flexible

@robmiller2919 4 ай бұрын

Moisture stops coming up where it hits the cultivator line , breaks that capillary action and the loose dirt on top is like insulation , more effective than crop residue I think.

@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 4 ай бұрын

Really, grandpa said cultivate through a drought.that makes sense

@robmiller2919 4 ай бұрын

@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 , that's what I've been told.....?