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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.

Years ago, I planted several oddball pears which were purportedly heavily fruiting, asiatic varieties featuring round, 1 1/2 -2" fruit. Ideal for deer, or so I thought. Unfortunately, they are a variety that habitually blooms very early at my latitude. As in too damn early. Consequently, I...

That's likely common chicory, a native forb. The foodplot stuff are forage varieties, mostly developed overseas. The native stuff is much more tolerant of wet dirt than the forage varieties.

This is a 2006 tractor. Open cab. Nothing in the manual, the standard tractor had no SCV's, dealer added them.