What is the height and row spacing of the soybeans? Are they crimping the same direction the beans are planted? Is running over the beans with tractor a concern? Thx
Thanks for the questions Aaron! Sb got a little leggy but on this field as they stretched for sun. They were anywhere from about 4-6" and planted on 30" centers. Thick mat helped float the tractor so not much concern for sb damage. Time will tell however. Thanks - LAnce
@@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901 interesting. I tried last year and my beans failed to grow much afterwards. Never canopied. Low yield. I haven’t figured out everything that happened but abandoned the crimping for this year and am back to roundup for termination
@@jessemaulfair5777 Interesting. We have a few local guys that are organic and they prefer to wait to plant their sb until rye is at full pollen. Then they crimp very soon afterwards. That said the rye is generally planted at 150-200 #/acre. Best! - Lance
Needs to be heading out but if you're prone to wind laying it over crimp it and get it laying in the right direction...its almost impossible to plant in lodged rye.crimp it and spray it if you have to...I learned this the hard way
Thanks Jimmy for the feedback. There was some neighboring rye and triticale fields that lodged but thankfully the fields we tried the Mandako and InJ roller crimpers on were standing well. It's also interesting that many organic farmers wait for rye to be at full anthesis and then plant sb. Within a few days or a week they roller crimp. Slightly different mngt and timing. Best! - Lance
I grew up on a farm 60 miles west of you. Havana township/Owatonna.
How d is the field end up doing? We want to start doing to us in MD but doing it after the beans are up is definitely a scary proposition.
How did the soybeans end up yielding?
How did your beans end up yielding?
What is the height and row spacing of the soybeans? Are they crimping the same direction the beans are planted? Is running over the beans with tractor a concern? Thx
Thanks for the questions Aaron!
Sb got a little leggy but on this field as they stretched for sun. They were anywhere from about 4-6" and planted on 30" centers.
Thick mat helped float the tractor so not much concern for sb damage. Time will tell however.
Thanks - LAnce
@@lanceklessigregenerativeag7901 interesting. I tried last year and my beans failed to grow much afterwards. Never canopied. Low yield. I haven’t figured out everything that happened but abandoned the crimping for this year and am back to roundup for termination
Nice!
👀 That's a nice International
This is awesome! As far as rye crimping goes, does it just have to be heading out or does it have to be shedding pollen?
Shedding pollen and lots of it. otherwise it won’t crimp and die...ie spring back up and keep growing
Lance I've found if it's headed out it dies easier because it's still vegetative and breaks off easier versus waiting for pollen drop.
@@jessemaulfair5777 Interesting.
We have a few local guys that are organic and they prefer to wait to plant their sb until rye is at full pollen.
Then they crimp very soon afterwards. That said the rye is generally planted at 150-200 #/acre.
Best! - Lance
And what are the end results? Yields?
Needs to be heading out but if you're prone to wind laying it over crimp it and get it laying in the right direction...its almost impossible to plant in lodged rye.crimp it and spray it if you have to...I learned this the hard way
Thanks Jimmy for the feedback.
There was some neighboring rye and triticale fields that lodged but thankfully the fields we tried the Mandako and InJ roller crimpers on were standing well.
It's also interesting that many organic farmers wait for rye to be at full anthesis and then plant sb. Within a few days or a week they roller crimp. Slightly different mngt and timing.
Best! - Lance
They planted beans into boot stage rye.?? Correct.?? Dennis