Timing Options for Cover Crop Seeding

When it comes to seeding covers there are really 3 time frames to seed.

Each of these phases offers an opportunity and each has its down falls. When interseeding at side dress you have to worry about chemical residue inhibiting growth of your covers and the covers also have to make it through a dormant stage. The interseed post tassle is great because you get a growing crop that is fresh and ready to go at harvest time, the down side is the seeding typically doesn't get incorporated which relies on rainfall to germ. The final option, post harvest VT is great because it gets incorporated and it does not have to compete with a growing crop, the downside is finding time to make that past post harvest and also having good growing conditions in the fall.

These Rotary hose inter seeder bars have become extremely popular for a way to get covers growing into a standing corn crop.

This is our unit designed for interseeding cover crops and getting them incorporated while maintaining maximum ground speed.

This is an example of the side dress option. Here we mounted a Valmar Seeder on a 23 row Case Liquid Applicator

The Valmar/Salford Option Has always been the best post harvest option for seeding cover crops.

We have Closing Wheels in Stock!

A common theme I am hearing when talking to growers who have been fortunate enough to plant, is "there is a crust on top and it is wet and spongey underneath." We have had several guys call in a panic this past week looking for any type of closing wheel to help close the seed slot. The good news is we have Yetter Polys, Copperheads, Yetter Cast Spikes, and a few other options available to help guys close the seed trench. If you are seeing this issue be sure to give us a call!

I have talked a lot about how much I like poly spike closing wheels. Without beating a dead horse I will just say this THEY MAKE YOU THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN WETTER CONDITIONS

Cassie's Country Cupboard Weekly Recipe:

Fiesta Steak Salad

We have a fantastic local farmers' market, and this recipe uses items I can find there. I hope you are taking advantage of your local market!

 

Fiesta Steak Salad

 

Ingredients:

Sirloin steak

Fiesta/Southwest Seasoning

Salad greens

Fresh cilantro

1 lime

1/2 c. olive oil

3/4 c. mayonnaise

1/4 c. milk

shredded cheese, tortilla chips, salsa, etc.

Directions:

Combine juice of lime, olive oil, and 1 Tablespoon Fiesta Seasoning. Marinate sirloin in this mixture for 1 - 4 hours. Whisk together mayonnaise, milk, and 1 Tablespoon Fiesta Seasoning. Refrigerate until ready to dress salad. Preheat grill and cook marinated sirloin until desired doneness is reached (I recommend medium rare-medium). Allow meat to rest 10 minutes before slicing against the grain. Place sirloin pieces on a bed of salad greens. Dress as desired with Fiesta dressing, cheese, crumbled chips, and salsa. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro.

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60 cubic ft pull type cover crop seeder. This unit has 60' Booms, hydraulic fan, and ground drive metering system. This unit would work great to cover large amounts of acres to broadcast any type of seed, Call today for more details!