We have a really nice group of fall calving bred cows for sale. They are productive, easy keeping, and easy to get along with. They have been good to us and are ready to go to work for their next owner.
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Our new Novid liquid nitrogen storage tank has been installed! We hired a crane to lift the tank off the trailer, over the equipment shed, and onto the new concrete pad.
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Planting our crops into mature green cover crops usually works really well... but this spring, we were rained out of the field so long that our cover crop died. Then a storm blew it down creating a tough, thick, tangled mat that was almost impossible to plant through.
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When it FINALLY stopped raining, we were quick to get back in the field and beginning tackling our monster of a problem… planting corn and soybeans though insanely thick, tangled, dead cover crop.
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This year we were rained out of the field from April 25th to June 13th. During that time, the cover crop completely matured (think billions of viable seeds on extremely dry, tough stems) and was blown down by an intense storm on May 26th. We had never planted through anything like this.
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It is incredibly important to understand carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratios before planting corn into high biomass cover crop. On this farm, we planted corn directly into cereal rye, so we streamed 50 gallons of 28-0-0-5, with humic acid and a nitrogen stabilizer, over the corn about 20 days after planting.
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In West Tennessee, we are blessed with the ability to grow some really rank cover crops. The challenge is learning how to manage them without sacrificing crop production (or our sanity).
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Today, we are taking soil samples from each area to send to Regen Ag Lab for Haney Soil Tests. These tests will help us compare how each type of grazing impacted our soil and determine which type of grazing is most likely to help us improve our soil and grow better crops going forward.
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Could ultra high density grazing have a positive impact on row crop fields? Today, we are trying to answer that question with a grazing experiment on one of our farms. Our goal is to determine if ultra high density grazing is any more beneficial than the rotational grazing we normally do.
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Today, we are evaluating the success of our efforts to prevent erosion, planting corn directly into the living cover crop, and following the planter with a roller crimper. Even though the rye is close to maturity, the roller crimper by itself will not kill it. In the next few days, we will chemically terminate the cover crop to ensure there is no competition for the emerging corn plants.
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The cover crop is as tall as the calves now! It doesn't seem to bother them or their mothers as they enjoy strip grazing this mix together.
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The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and the cover crops are taking off. This is the perfect time to experiment with strip grazing to help our cattle and future row crops get the most out of our winter cover crop.
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