Recent content by Brian662

Dang that's some thick rye, 200 lbs/acre?

Hopefully some reproducing is going on after their morning gravel eating.

Tact isn't your thing, obviously. It appears nuance escapes you as well. The reason the boys came after you about your trespassing was because you were up in arms about your neighbor's crew trespassing on your property. That's called hypocrisy. For your eloquent paragraph to H20fwlr to be...

Quinclorac with MSO will kill off the foxtail if it's young enough. 2-4,D will set back the broadleafs but broadleafs aren't the worst in a switchgrass stand depending on what you want. If it's bedding, you'll want some diversity. If it's just a screen or non-deer area, then hit it with the...

2 shots of gly kills the red amaranth? Takes some 2-4,D around here.

We've had such consistent rains that it has eliminated last fall's D3 drought around home. Still haven't gotten into the fields to plant anything yet. Been raining every other day which has slowed down my tree planting and other projects planned before spring plots. Supposed to have a creek...

I no tilled corn into rye last year and didn't terminate the rye at planting, that was a big mistake. The corn fought the rye for nitrogen and struggled all year long after the slow start. Doesn't sound like the same thing you're talking about but something to keep in mind.

It appears greed and capitalism aren't very far apart on the spectrum.

I'm about to close on a property in SW WI where the locals (my neighbor) who I've met, spent time with, etc called me to tell me their family member was selling. They wanted to keep it in the family but nobody in the family could afford it, so the next best thing was to offer it to a known...

When Winke's old farm sold again about 2 years ago (there was a thread here on it, I believe), the asking price was less/acre than rec land where I live in MN. Farm land in Iowa is higher priced than farmland here.

Locals do have more opportunities to buy land than OOS hunters/investors. So many transactions occur without ever hitting the real estate "market". Whether that's neighbors, family, word of mouth sales, etc. When a "local" wants top dollar for a recreational piece, they often take it to market...

Same. It's the reason I bought in SW WI instead of NE Iowa. Over the counter, two tag state versus lottery every 3 or 4 years for one tag.

It's probably 6-8" already, the deer have been hitting it pretty hard but with the mild winter, lack of snow, and steady spring rains I think it has gotten the early jump on the browse.

I've been thinking recently of some early flushes of weeds that grow in some of my plots. I don't really pay much attention to them this time of year or worry about them. Curious what others see. A new one I see this year is identified as Shepherd's purse. It has already bolted and grows...