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| From my experience (and I have none in organic crops) I think the key is planting the beans early and crimping them when they are in the v1 to v2 stage. This allows the rye to give you longer control and then once you terminate with the crimper you are closer to canopy. This puts your crop 4 weeks ahead of any competing weeds. Like others have also said, a thick stand of rye is very important.
Crimping day after planting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw972jNkezk
Crimping emerged beans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfrQrYtfKAo
Rye was crimped June 3rd and this picture was taken June 11th. We had a hard freeze back in April which really set our rye back this year so we have some short tillers that the crimper did not kill.
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No-till organic soybeans in rye
