Cut your grass to a height of 3-4 inches. Grass likes to be a bit longer and this will help reduce weeds in your lawn.

To make your food plots the most attractive to game throughout the year, be sure to use a blend of both warm & cool season species.

Vibrant and thick lawns are created over time as plants grow. Applying extra seed in an attempt to get a thick lawn may lead to overcrowding. 

Drier shorter hay crops and straw exert more force out and onto your net wrap. In these baling situations it is recommended to use an extra wrap or two over normal conditions to keep your bale from bursting. 

Could you use some extra hay in late September and October?  Plant forage oats 3 bushels per acre in early August.

Adding a pasture mix or forage grass to your Alfalfa stand can help with dry-down, tonnage, and longevity while also producing high quality forage.

It is recommended to double inoculate soybeans when seeding into ground that has not had a legume grown on it for a few years. A liquid inoculant paired with a granule is a great option. 

Planting fully-tested seed, rather than bin run seed, gives you all of the information you need to make an informed planting decision.

Be patient, make sure you plant the right species at the right time and right conditions.

When using a hay preservative such as Siloguard, you can bale up to 1 to 2 days earlier and not worry about hay getting moldy. You can bale at a higher moisture content and beat the next rain cloud on the horizon.

Any time soil is disturbed it is important to provide some sort of ground cover to prevent erosion of the soil. This principle can be applied to agriculture fields, landscaping, road construction and other land development projects.

New to cover crops?  Don’t get overwhelmed with complicated mixes, let us help you get started with something simple that will meet your goals.

Seed stuck to the inside of the treater can be an indicator of too much liquid in the seed treatment

When storing unused seed, think cool, dark and dry to maintain as high of seed quality as possible.

Seed treatments and inoculants may look expensive but in the long run it only takes 1.5 bushels of beans to make it pay for itself.

Fall plantings of cool season grasses and alfalfas can produce significantly higher yields the first year compared to spring plantings.

A good native grass and Forbes stand takes 3-5 years to establish.   Be patient and you will be rewarded with beautiful flowers.

Be aware of chemical residuals when planting cover crops. Late season residual herbicides may negatively impact sensitive cover crops. 

To ensure proper agitation we recommend splitting your hydro mulch bales in half before dumping them into your hydro mulcher.

Buildup of seed treatment in the drum can be an indicator of not enough liquid in the seed treatment.

When you are going to seed a cover crop with multiple species, only plant as deep as the shallowest seed can go.

Having problems with your net wrap?

You may have to adjust the brake on the baler to get the right tension on the new netting for the best coverage..

Erosion control doesn't cost; it pays.   A well thought out plan that is implemented correctly will pay dividends in less maintenance during the project and establishment at the end of the project.