food plot and standing corn

[old one eye]

this year I have a guy who wants to plant corn on my property. I have an old dairy farm that has 40 acres tillable in the center. I do food plots (4)(1acre rectangles) in a corner here and there. My question is how will the corn affect plot size and possibly location. more specifically will i have to increase plot sizes to account for increased deer population - assuming more deer will be present as corn offers food and cover. Also is there a strategic location for plots in relation to corn? should I plant between rows on the outside edge?

my current plan after some research is to try wheat/rye/clover 40ft wide (1ac) along perimeter of field between corn and timber. the field is broken up by 3 diversion humps and I plan to plant brassicas 40ft wide (1ac) on one side and clover mix 40ft wide (1ac) on other. on the actual hump I plan on relocating some hybrid poplars and red osier dogwood from the neighbors property

the ag near me consist of 150ac diary farm to the south that has various crops. a 70ac field to the west was planted to hay last fall and that belongs to a different farm farther away. the 85 yr old neighbor to the east has 185ac that he hunts by himself. the neighbor to the north is a lumberyard with 150ac with limited hunting

 

[bigboreblr]

You might be able to seed clover with the corn. Not popular, but folks do interseed red clover with corn for soil preservation / nitrogen production.

Most AG farmers use roundup ready corn, so your field edges might get whacked. Established clover probably will survive. Give ladino a shot too. I wouldnt do white dutch.

Some farmers airplane seed rye into soybeans sometimes corn. My brother-in-law hires pilots to seed fields near his farm.

you might be able to get away with a rye seeding depending where your are in the usda zone. Many areas mid PA and southern more can easily make a great stand of rye after a reasonable harvest date. Might be able to walk the field edges and get some rye a few rows deep too.

IF trying the red clover thing, get a solo 421 seeder. Perfect for small seeds. 6-8lbs an acre might be ok. Might be able to spread seed right before planting too. Get 20lbs or so an try right before planting, and maybe 3 weeks after. Done it in soybeans and corn a time or two.

You can also ask the farmer to leave you an acre or two of standing corn.

 

[Telemark]

my current plan after some research is to try wheat/rye/clover 40ft wide (1ac) along perimeter of field between corn and timber. the field is broken up by 3 diversion humps and I plan to plant brassicas 40ft wide (1ac) on one side and clover mix 40ft wide (1ac) on other.

I think it's as good a plan as any.

What will really affect your hunting will be the timing of the harvest.

 

[old one eye]

What will really affect your hunting will be the timing of the harvest.

every scenerio i pictured in my head had 8ft corn everywhere - now i realize that my linear food plots will be in the middle of the field with zero cover when they take the corn --- back to the drawing board --thanks for the eye opener

 

[Derek Reese 29]

Could you have the farmer not plant a small section along an edge? Or leave some standing? If you knew where that would be you could plan your brassica/rye/clover planting accordingly…