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Is that in one of your bow only plots? Lol

Strangely enough that's right across from Nucor which has no Ag land near it

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Nice!....You ought to be able to do some serious throwin with a rig like that.

I don’t know that I have ever seen a tow buggy in that good of shape.

Just looked at my little field behind the house and it's thick. I'll post pics this weekend.

Planted plots in Monroe today. These plots had been sprayed Sept 9th.

ive killed a many of good bucks on that power line or a spot identical to it

Just spent the weekend planting the old pasture I'm dealing with at the new place. I don't have the equipment to do it but if I had the option, I would take a turning plow and flip it all over one time just to get started. I'm dealing with the exact opposite situation than what most folks are facing who are trying to convert to this method. Most people I see have far too little biomass due to years of poor management practices and harsh soil conditions. In the new field I'm dealing with I've got a solid mat of bahia grass so thick and deep that I can barely even mow it. All I could really do is take the top off and spray it. I'm gonna have to use herbicide to get the grass under control and create a more favorable situation for wildlife with more broadleafs and legumes...instead of a monoculture of bahia grass. It's probably gonna take me full year or maybe more to make that happen though with my equipment. I could correct the situation immediately with a turning plow but I don't have one or a tractor big enough to pull it. This would be done ONE TIME for the purposes of correcting the issue I'm dealing with.

We put down 15 tons of lime ( I know it needed to be done 6 months ago) and planted 15 acres of plots in throw and now. Fingers crossed on the throw and mow with all this rain coming, due to this impending storm..

I've just finished dealing with very similar on my new place. I cut, sprayed, and seeded. I was very surprised with how well the T&M method worked on that field.

I've got my fingers crossed that this storm doesn't take such a hard right that the rain misses us. I hate getting hit with high winds but I'd sure like to catch a few of the heavier rain bands.....about 2-3 inches of rain would be great.

Maybe it will end up turning out ok. I’m tempering my expectations for this first year. It’s just crazy thick right now. It’s a good thing from the aspect of the productivity of the soil…..it’s just horrible though from the aspect of being “wildlife friendly”…..I’m gonna come back in with some cleth in spring early summer and burn the grass back again before it ever gets going next year. Might even end up hitting it a second time in the summer. I think by next fall it’ll be in much better shape.

Is it necessary to spray AND mow, or is just mowing fine?

It really just depends on what type of vegetation you're dealing with and how late you're willing to wait to plant.....If there's any question about it then I'd go ahead and spray. There's a lot of situations though where it's not necessary. If you're field is mostly broadleaf species that have went to seed then they'll terminate when mowed.....

Planting my test field here at home this afternoon.....Only gonna plant the back 2 acres this year. I just spread the seed and fert….bout to hook up the bushhog and do the mowing. Keeping it simple this year with a three way mix of wheat, oats, and rye. I should have crimson and yuchi clover reseeding themselves some.

I just planted this past weekend but I am a little concerned with the amount of hay I accumulated in a year.

This being year two of this method I hope my seed can make it down to the soil. I mowed first because it was so tall after spraying.

Anyone else had any issues with mowing before spreading seed?

Cousin ended up doing throw and mow for all of our plots. Sunn hemp was an adventure to cut apparently.

I’ve never done it in reverse. I always spread the seed first. Take some pics if you get a chance and it’ll help us to see what you're dealing with.



That’s a nice looking stand of sunn hemp.

Matt Brock and I put in a couple t&m fields today. Been 4-5 years since I’ve done any. Forgot how much time it saves.

Now we need a little rain to get things growing.