Posted by picassomcp on October 03, 2014 at 18:11:19 from (50.124.216.146):
I will likely get my first shot at row cropping next year. I have been making hay here in Central MN for 4 years. The new field is heavy clay soil and currently in soybeans, last year was corn as it has been in a corn-soybean-corn-soybean rotation for 10+ years. I am thinking about putting soybeans in due to the lower input costs (compared to corn), I already have a drill, no need to dry the crop at harvest, and less material to handle at harvest. Here is my plan, please nick pick it as you see fit, I am open to all ideas. The field will go unplowed thru winter.
Hit it with a Field cultivator in spring as shallow as possible, no more than 3", hopefully only 2". Then drill them into either 14 or 21" rows using my old IH #10 drill about 1" deep. I would then roll them with my brillion packer.
Is this a realistic plan? Can an old drill do a decent job of planting soybeans? Also, since this will be beans on beans, should I broadcast a fertilizer on prior to running over it with the field cultivator? my drill has a fertilizer box, can I apply a fertilizer with my drill?
I am very excited about this opportunity, I'm sure I will have many more questions in the future
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