Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
Been doing some more research.....and I find the termination of cereals (like my Rye) to be of considerable interest. It's important to time the termination in order to get the optimum mulch for my crops, and to prevent weeds, to preserve moisture and more. I think this paper may have most of the data on "when" to terminate the rye. Figure I should share.
Agronomic Crop Pests and Diseases | Penn State Extension
Find advice on managing insects and diseases in agronomic crops such as corn, grain, soybean, and small grains. Tips on dealing with molds and fungal diseases.extension.psu.edu
EDIT: It appears that Penn State, Iowa University, and University of Wisconsin have the most trusted data on this topic. Some of this is relatively new.....so it pays to stay tuned to these studies. We are all learning.
OK.....not to beat a horse to death....but there is one more paper worth reading. (this stuff is hard to understand if you are not a farmer....grin).
Rolling Cereal Rye: Tips for Success
In this Practical Farmers of Iowa blog, ISU graduate student and researcher Dana Jokela writes about using a roller-crimper to terminate cereal rye.www.covercropstrategies.com
Based on the links, they don't seem that confident in getting a near 100% rye kill with crimping. I can see how for food plotters a perfect kill may be not be that important.
