Ohio Farm Tours

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Fixation Balansa - absolute workhorse of a clover and in both our annual clover mix and carbon load.

This clover is being browsed heavily - yet it continues to grow and fix nitrogen.

The white on the roots is nodulation that shows N fixation is occurring.

 

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Have you ever thought about becoming a dealer for Plot Boost? There are lots of big names behind that one and I think lots of money to be made there.

PLOTBOOST™

DeerGro offers the best pH changing spray, lime alternative, liquid fertilizers for all types of soils and food plots without a soil test.

www.deergro.com

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Have you ever thought about becoming a dealer for Plot Boost? There are lots of big names behind that one and I think lots of money to be made there.

PLOTBOOST™

DeerGro offers the best pH changing spray, lime alternative, liquid fertilizers for all types of soils and food plots without a soil test.

www.deergro.com

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There certainly are but not of interest. Although I love CA and ensuring the saturations of soils are adequate both for water and microbe flow - I don’t believe in spraying calcium chloride, and I also don’t like how it was claimed to alter ph - or has mislead folks that it’ll alter ph.

If I don’t use it and believe in it on my farm - I won’t sell it.

We make our own fish fert+ Humics and that’s done very well for both garden, farm and foodplot customers.

 

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My BIL helping spread some Vitalize Seed (clover, chicory, oats).

We use this blower to spread the seed. We will then come back in Fall and spray off the grasses/oats with clethodim.

We will then use the Clover+ to overseed into this plot also in the Fall.

This 1-2 clover/chicory punch will absolutely leave us with a clean and loaded perennial clover field - that will last years and continue to help us to reduce the pressure on our core destination plots - those are planted in our NitroBoost and Carbon Load.

Shoot more deer
Or
Grow and make more food
Sometimes do both!

 

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Here at Vitalize Seed, we are passionate about Soil and, of course, seeds! However, when managing whitetails and habitats, our vision goes far beyond the former listing.

We often discuss the importance of running chainsaws to increase data collection, whether through exclusion fences, camera surveys, or other methods.

We believe in planting more food, making more food (with a saw or RX fire), or harvesting more—sometimes all three.

That is to say, the observational analysis that is done is never done. Every year, we must review our findings and continue measuring, changing, and adapting our implementation strategies to ensure we hit our hunting, soil, and habitat goals.

On this farm, we have noticed that various species are being eaten and eaten hard. This browse pressure includes everything from BEECH (a typically undesirable species in this region of the US) to extremely heavy feeding on our Carbon-Load food plots and everything in between. Identifying which species are typically browsed in your area vs. those that are not can help determine your current density and available top-quality nutrition ratio.

By identifying non-target species that have shown preference, not in a singular location, but across several acres, combined with the above data points, we can gather substantial information to determine where our time is spent.

On this farm, we are adding more Vitalize Clovers 1-2 punch on every trail and open area that we cannot access with the tractor and additional food plots in Nitroboost and Carbon Load.

We are also running saws to the maximum of our physical wherewithal, and that time will allow. Lastly, we will increase doe harvest significantly from last year to reduce the social and nutritional stress that is bound to occur at this population density on the landscape despite the previous and ample habitat work.
These observations were not the case just 2-4 years ago.

This plan is forever evolving, and I hope you find it interesting how we go about our data collection and habitat plan.

Get outside and enjoy the outdoors!
Albert

 

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When we started Vitalize Seed, we wanted to be different. We wanted to push into a world of new ideas and continue to learn and disseminate this information to all who support us from the gardeners to the Food Plotters!

The opportunity to interview Rebecca @wardlabs is up there as a top experience for me over the last few years at Vitalize Seed.

Please listen, share and follow. This is the tip of the iceberg as we plan to dive into various more topics with experts from several categories.


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Description:
On today’s video, Al delves into the world of ruminant nutrition with Rebecca, an animal scientist from Ward Labs. They unpack the intricacies of ruminant digestion, its impact on habitat management, and the quest for the perfect wildlife diet. Whether you’re a farmer, wildlife enthusiast, or just curious, this episode sheds light on aligning animal health with ecological diversity.

 

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All the soil and science talk is amazing, and I am always learning- but something about finding a big mature buck rub is humbling.

These wild animals that we work so hard to harvest, leave their mark on the land in a way that makes time feel like it’s slowing - in that moment.

I will find myself staring at the rub and just picturing a mature buck tearing that sh** up! I then take a step back - smile, thank God for the opportunity to be healthy and have land to work for these animals and humbly head on to the next task.

Be it a shed, a rub or a track - slow down once in a while and let the moment, be a pure moment in time. You’ll be happy you did.

Have a safe and blessed weekend. Thanks for all the continued support.

 

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Great couple days with my dad (papa) and my son!

Look at them lime loading muscles - pretty strong for 3.5!

 

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Without diversity this plot would not be feeding deer. However, it continues to feed plenty of deer, and as the Spring arrives - we’ll see the biomass catch up. Always be monitoring! Stay safe and check us out at VitalizeSeed.com

 

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Just some of the tomatoes I’ll grow this year. These are 75 year old (or older) heirlooms from my wife’s grandpa. They are delicious and in Ohio get prime for picking around Sept. I’ll transplant them into the garden in about a month.

I have another tray of beefsteaks I grew from seed and sweet Hungarian peppers.

If I ain’t growing it for deer - I am for us!! Love to grow stuff and clear my mind.

 

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Carbon Load Green up and a mature buck - that’s what Spring is all about!!

 

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From one of the best to one of the worst soils on the farm (pics attached)- the carbon load continues to flourish feeding deer and soil!! This week we will be planting Nitroboost into these fields to continue to feed the soil and deer - all summer long!!

 

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Was a great couple days!
Clover/oats mix doing great - filled in gaps
Got rain on the 13-14 acres of NB we planted
Carbon load absolutely put on fantastic biomass

Drilled some and drove away

Sprayed then drilled some - we reduced acres sprayed significantly.

Drilled and crimped

Would have liked to get more planted but happy with what we got done!

 

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