2009
Field 6
Field 6 Photos from the 2009 growing season
2009 Crop was
Winter Triticale & Hairy Vetch
The Winter Triticale & Hairy Vetch
was planted August 10, 2008 and over wintered for the 2009 crop. 180 pounds per acre of
54-13-8-3-2 fertilizer was broadcast on May 6, 2009. No in-crop herbicide
was used. The Winter Triticale & Hairy Vetch was harvested as hay on
June 19, 2009 and
yielded 3.75 tons/acre.
A pre-emergence herbicide application of
24 ounces/acre of Mad Dog, Flame and Ammonium Sulfate
(21-0-0-24) was sprayed on August 4, 2009.
A cover crop of soybean, lentil, millet, sunflower, radish, turnip and safflower was planted with a JD 1590 no-till drill on
August 6, 2009 at 24
pounds/ acre at .75" deep with no additional fertilizer.
2009 Fall Soil Fertility Test Results
2009 Fall Check-Strip Soil Fertility Test Results
2008
Field 6 Photos from the 2008 growing season
2008 Crop was
Spring Wheat (in
place of what would have been third-year alfalfa)
No pre-emergence herbicide was applied
prior to planting. Howard Spring Wheat was planted with a JD 1590 no-till
drill at 1.5 million pure live seeds/acre 1.5" deep on April 11, 2008 with 108
pounds per acre of urea (46-0-0) deep banded and 50 pounds per acre 11-52-0 with
the seed (55.2 pounds/acre total actual N). 1 pint/acre of Bromac and .5
pint/acre of Puma was applied on June 7, 2008 for post emergent weed control.
Spring wheat was harvested in August
2008 and yielded; 9.3 bushels/acre @ 46 pounds/bushel.
A pre-emergence herbicide application of
24 ounces/acre of Mad Dog, Flame and Ammonium Sulfate
(21-0-0-24) was sprayed on August 8, 2009.
A cover crop of was planted with a JD 1590 no-till drill on August 24, 2009 at
80 pounds/acre of Winter Triticale and 28 pounds/acre of (inoculated) Hairy
Vetch at 1" deep with 50 pounds of 11-52-0 fertilizer placed with the seed.
Field 2 Soil Foodweb analysis
2008 Soil Fertility Test Results