Recent content by farmlegend

My experience with Sunn Hemp, planted it as part of a cover crop mix in 2022-2024: One year, it came up OK, but never really thrived. Was easy to find with its yellow blooms. Got knee-high. Another year, it barely came up, hard to find. The other year it made no appearance at all; excessively...

It's interesting how nature can work with you when you stop your foreverwars with certain forbs. I learned this from your post on thistle, SD, and have observed it all over the landscape since - the ONLY places where "weeds"(forbs) like canada thistle and others appear in great abundance....are...

There are a LOT of recommended cover crop/food plot seeds that produce good roots that don't grow very well on my greasy (this time of year) clayish dirt. Among them are radishes, peas, buckwheat, oats, most brassicas, most chicories, blackoil sunflowers, sunn hemp, and more. Read the...

22 fahrenheit at my southern Michigan farm this morning. Some clovers and cereals have begun to green up a bit, rest of perennials still in dormancy.

An interesting topic, probably not studied much. A few years back, I had an insane amount of mole activity (damage) on a one-acre clover plot. It was alarming, but the condition didn't persist. Never noticed much like that ever before or ever since, appears to have been a one-off.

Well done, sir, and thank you for your service.

And..small twist....I assume Farmer Dan's excellent table represents raw seed. Coatings, inoculants (common on clovers and sometimes alfalfa) can throw it off a bit.

If I could answer, generally yes, but dolomitic lime can vary somewhat in Magnesium content. If you've got clayish ground like me, the lower Mg the better. For the soil nerds, I've got Miami Clay Loam, Pewamo Silt Loam, Williamstown-Conover Complex, Conover Loam, Wolcott Silt Loam, and a host...

I just started a position in PRU; that one is right up my alley(low forward PE, big divy, some growth, out of favor). Lightened up on my energy holdings (I think the bull market in crude prices is going to be short lived). Still probably overweight energy.

It absolutely can. Markets can be moved bigly, depending on the commodity, even for relatively modest supply disruptions. True with commodities of all types. It is the nature of markets.

Investing: anything by John Bogle. FWIW, I'm a Ben Graham disciple. The Millionaire Next Door is a must-read classic.

Will do when I get out there.

It’s a pull behind drill, not a three point. The mower raises and lowers through the lift arms, controlled by the rock shaft. I would imagine the hoses/couplers from the drill would attach to the SCV outlets. From there, I’ve got to believe there’s some sort of switch somewhere that I need to...

Yes, four connections, which I assume is two valves. As I recall, I asked the dealer to install "a pair of rear remotes". Will look as you advised. I'd been looking down below.