Wow its hot and dry!!!

It seems as if it were just yesterday that it was March 15, and the rains were flowing and the temps.  were mild and mother nature was begging us to get some seed in the ground!

Well, we did and things have not been to kind since then!!!  As Im typing the forcast is 102 for the next two or three days, and no rain in sight.  Noticed the local forecaster  said we were 6 inches behind for the year and even local farmers are starting to feed hay to beef cattle as most grasses are going dormant.  Fun times!!

Anyways, look for some updates as to the plots Ive installed over the last few months since Ive been a little behind!  Stay cool out there!!!

Clover Update

Ive never been to partial to clover, but then again, Ive never had a really good stand either.  Last fall I overseeded a couple of small places on the farm with Hooper's 6 type Clover blend.  I have to admit that I'm very impressed with the results.  If we ever get any rain, I plan on mowing it  and spraying a grass selective herbicide to knock back the fescue that is coming back.

Planting time at home!!

Finnally got a chance to plant a couple of my small plots here at the home place.  Last year I was so impressed with the beans from Eagle Seed, I couldn't resist planting them again.  I also planted another Group 7 Ag Soybean beside it for comparison.  Part of the fun of plotting for me is seeing what works, what works better, and what doesn't work at all; sometimes on purpose, sometimes not!!!

Got it sprayed a few weeks back, and now wishing for some rain.  Very dry around these parts, but we are praying for it!!

Chester Co. TN--Spring Plots 2012

This farm belongs to another TNDEER member, whom Ive gotten to do alot of plotting work for.  This is our second year, and we have had some ups and downs, but we are getting a handle on what works!

Just as an update, our fall plots are looking great!!! I could not be more pleased with the results!  What we have here is  Whitetail Inst. Clover-Chicory Mix, that we topdressed with my fall mix of Winter Wheat, Oats, and Austrian Winter Peas.

In the above picture, you can see what a great stand we had!!! A perfect cover crop for our clover!!!

In this area that we worked down, we are planting WI PowerPlant.  It consist of Soybeans, Sorghum, Sunflowers, and Iron Clay Peas.  I am looking foward to seeing how it turns out!!

Eagle Bean Micro Plots!!!

This property belongs to a great guy that I came into contact with from one of my favorite websites, TNDEER.COM

Richards farm is a work in progress, and he is doing some awesome things with it.   Dozens of fruit trees, new food plots,  Timber stand improvements, and areas that are so thick that deer can bed in a few feet from feeding.

In these small micro plots, we turned under some Winter Wheat and Crimson Clover, to plant some Eagle Soybeans.

Enjoy these pictures and I hope to have some updates in a few weeks!

Signs of Spring!!!

This is my second favorite time of year!  Harvest time is my favorite, but Spring Planting time is a close second!

My two little boys love nothing more than seeing tractors and planters, and sprayers taking to the fields!  Enjoy these pictures Ive snapped this spring in our area!

 

Boy, times flies!!!

Where has the time gone???  It seems only yesterday that I was wishing you a Happy New Year, and here it is now Mid April!!!  

What a crazy 2012 it has been!  Little to no winter, and now a early spring that has farmers putting seed in the ground a month ahead of schedule.

While I was ready to get started plotting here at my farm, I fought the urge too, and it was a good decision as we had a couple of hard frost last week.

I do have some spraying done here at home, and hope to get some plots going this weekend.

Also have a Power Plant Plot ready to go in Chester County, TN and I think we are going to get some Eagle Seed Forage Beans in the ground in Perry County, TN this week as well!

Let get out there and get our hands dirty!