Posted by RN on September 30, 2013 at 15:40:44 from (205.213.104.118):
In Reply to: Down corn pics posted by jon f mn on September 30, 2013 at 09:12:19:
Has happen many times in he past-- but only the Amish and some dairy farmers have the cattle, hogs and fenced fields to do the animal assist gleaning after picking attempt to get in rest of downed corn. Iowa, and some other Midwest fields had the problem in late 1960s to mid 1970s when southern corn rootworm migrated north and the corn varieties had sort of weak roots and lighter stalks, overwintered stalks gave worms a winter home. resistant varieties with stronger roots, pesticide and clean up fields, back to some fall plowing and occasional burning, quicker rotation with beans helped. old 5 way rotation of corn, beans, small grains,hay, pasture then back to corn had been replaced with corn, corn, beans, beans with second crop planted between rows of first years crop, minimum till with no fallow or critter pasture, cleanup. Large spring farrow with the pigs finished on the corn field ground after picking got worm and grubs eaten as a protein supplement, ground lightly tilled and fertilized, leftover corn picked up so next years bean crop was simple spring disking and plant. take down fence, don"t do a oats and hay for 2,3 years as part of rotation and pests get to survive winter-- equipment needs less- no mowers, balers, seeders needed, just big disk blades, planter and combine with corn and bean head and a sprayer instead of cultivator. Downed crop is a minor risk to be worked with until gets real aggravating, then special heads for pickup rented-(Teasing Alert!)-or Amish invited in to glean or insurance man takes pictures. Some places have the deer to do the gleaning or some feral hogs- then the 150 grain 30 calibers get some meat harvested.
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