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I’m getting a bigger + pto driven sprayer. Boom or boomless and why one over the other?

Genesis offers two 8' drills; one weighing 2625lb and the HD model weighing 3803lb. I'm assuming primary determining factors like tractor size/hp, soil type, downforce needed for residue are key considerations but can anyone offer insight about which model might be preferred?

Anyone looked into or have any experience with these? http://thefirminator.com/products/rt/

I planted trees for 7 hours yesterday and my muscles have honestly felt better after a 1/2 marathon. Cherry bark and red oak, poplar, and mulberry. Maybe somebody 80 years down the road will be grateful! Anyone else got any tree planting planned in the next couple of months? If you do make...

ChrisA’s thread got me thinking so figured would post it here for feedback. Planting a few thousand 12-18” hardwood seedlings in an otherwise way over mature hardwood stand with virtually zero understory. Clean as a highway in there. Was thinking spray paint the seedling stems hot pink or...

I've checked numerous nurseries in several states and can't find any available for delivery this winter. I'm in need of 450. If anyone knows of a nursery kinda close to SW TN so shipping ain't crazy please let me know. I've checked TN, N MS, N GA, and MO so am gonna have to find other...

I thought maybe we could learn from each other...experiences whether our own or others can be a great teacher. Burning a dried down brushpile in the middle of a completely disked field about 80 yards from the nearest trees; what could possibly go wrong? Everything's going great, we're just...

Anyone ever plant cowpeas that actually made pods and how did your deer react? Planted these as much for us as the critters and though they need to fill out a bit, pulled off a pretty good crop it seems. I recall as a kid my grandparents endlessly battling deer that got into their pea patch...

Simple curiosity but how wide are most of the roads on your property? Most of mine (at least through the timber) are just wide enough to get my 15ft drill through.

Question: Do you have any places that just seem to always stay soggy...not from abnormal rainfall but maybe from springs or seeps? I've studied soil type/classification and have a couple of areas that are described as "poorly drained" but would have thought they'd eventually dry out during the...

I've successfully done all the variations of throw/spray/mow over the years but never with a really tall stand of vegetation. My neighbor (farmer) has a big spray rig and is going to nuke a 16ac fallow field for me with vegetation up to 5ft tall. Once it fries and dries down, is that too much...

My pear trees are loaded and my fear is that as the fruit further matures/ripens they'll cause limbs to break. Can anyone offer any suggestions for supporting or will they be ok?

I honestly don't know the answer to this question so thought I'd pose it here. For those of you with bottomground or fields prone to periodic flooding, do you see more grasses/weeds in the growing season following a high water event? To what degree does new seedbank float in and settle?

Mostly because it's easier on the back, when I'm precommercial thinning for improved species mix, spacing, and stem quality I just lop the tree off at about shin height. Depending on available sunlight, about 15-20% of these stems coppice and whaddya know...the deer browse the the tender growth...

...but the outcome is just about the same. This field of ag soybeans was harvested Oct6 and as you can see, a pretty nice stand has emerged from waste grain that the combine didn't catch. These are a maturity group 5 variety, and will put on a surprising amount of growth before the first...

To what degree do you apply conventional tillage on your property? (Note: not including vertical tillage or ripping/subsoiling that leaves the soil column largely in place)? A few examples: 1) Majority no-till, throw'n mow, or <5% intentional soil disturbance 2) Lightly strip-disking hard field...

This past weekend I took a moment to reflect on a years-long project to reclaim a bottom that had been ravaged by beavers, flooded for years, and a haven for gigantic cottonmouths. After busting dams, draining, letting the ground dry out enough to clear, burning brushpiles, and cleaning...

Anyone got pics of unique trees on your place?

We've had a cooler/much wetter than normal growing season and the extended forecast calls for more of the same. The hurricane forecast has been revised to normal or just below the average number of named storms and we are usually impacted by a few tropical depressions each year. Our hottest...