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Schochoh Ky | Glad to here you took your dad out. On the cover crop side here in southern Kentucky it's a two step forward one step backwards. We have made great progress , yet some are quick to judge and if there is a hint of failure , people quit covers and go back to ripping before letting the deep rooted covers do there job.
We are in a unique area where most blends go in so late that all winter kills, except rye. We are total rye cover on almost all acres. We do need ideas with something other than radishes or turnips. We been at this for five years, and are committed. Only problem is convincing others it pays dividends in bushels. We are satisfied with zero erosion and our residue stays put during heavy rain events. Just think we need a magic bullet to plant with the rye. All covers here are planted in standing double crop beans in late sept. , early October .We usually catch a killing freeze within 6 weeks , killing everything but the rye. We will plant corn as early as possible , usually April 5-10 start date. We kill the same day we plant, possible could wait another week but it starts sucking the dry fertilizer so we kill the day the planter rolls. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks for everyone's help here on this sight !!
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Christmas cover crop windshield tour...%of corn fields planted to cover crops
