Tar Spot in Iowa
AVP_Matt
Posted 6/18/2026 14:35 (#11678033 - in reply to #11678022)
Subject: RE: Tar Spot in Iowa


Hennepin, IL
Hardly a hissy fit, just making a funny while somewhat making a point. We "regulars" get preached at about soil health an awful lot. You need cover crops and manure and no chemicals and no fungicide, there's always better ways to do all of that, but 90% of that comes from someone with either no skin in the game, a "product" to sell, consulting to sell, or is tight lipped about the actual nuts and bolts of their methods. You utilize covers? Great. What species? Mix? Seeding methos and timing? Termination method and timing? Previous and planned crop? What are you accomplishing with said cover? What's plan B, C, and D if you cant get it terminated via plan A? What happens when the weather doesn't cooperate in either of the extremes?

That last part isn't directed at you personally. On the flipside, I do actually find what you post interesting and do believe there are better ways to do a lot of the things we do. However your usual attitude comes across as a complete know-it-all, and if someone doesn't see it your way 100%, they're just ignorant at best and have something to sell or throwing a hissy fit at worst. Maybe it's simply the result of not having a face to face conversation, idk.
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