I would get soil samples ASAP. The reason being is that soybeans like Potash. If you wait until spring you will not get the full benefit for the potash you apply as it releases slowly. So apply potash this fall if you need too. Also if your soils need lime then again it should be done this fall. Lime also is slower to activate. If you have a multi year contract you can lime now and get the full benefit over the next few years.
Using a field cultivator will work IF you have a good harrow on the back to keep the field level. IF you do not then you will have trouble getting a good harvest with hills and valleys in the field.
Your drill will plant soybeans OK but the trouble is that the drill will not singlate the beans very well. So you will have a spacing issue, bunch here and none there. Also getting the correct seeds/LBS per acres is hard with a drill. You do not know until your done what you actually have planted. So with the high cost of the seed you may very well be better off hiring them planted with a newer planter over your drill. A better planted crop would only have to yield 1 to 1 1/2 bushels more to pay for the planting.
If you do drill the soybeans then defiantly roll them with your packer. If it turns dry after you plant, then any beans that do not have good soil contact can sprout and then die from not having enough moisture available. So the packer will firm the soil and level it as well.
I would not apply the fertilizer with your drill. The beans will do better with the fertilizer out of the seed zone while the seedlings are smaller. I would apply the fertilizer before your finish tillage. I would not till this fall. The soil needs all the residue from the prior soybean crop for erosion control. Potash stays put if it is spread by itself this fall.
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