Recent content by Freeborn

Thanks Diesel, appreciate the good advice.

Thanks for the comment. So, you spray in the spring when the trees are starting to grow and not the fall. It looks a little pricy but usage is low. Do you have a cheap source?

Thanks Fella's. I'm familiar with Tordon but not Surmount, Surmount looks like a good possibility. Has anybody use a product cold Crossbow, looks promising. https://www.keystonepestsolutions.com/crossbow-herbicide-brush-killer-1-gallon-240

Hi Group, I am looking for a herbicide that will Kill volunteer poplar trees that are emerging in my prairie grass. Most of this is along my wooded edges. I could mow but would prefer a permanent kill rather than having to mow again in a few years. What chemical are you using that works...

I had the good fortune to get invited to a game farm this Friday and got the opportunity to chat with the owner about their food-plots. He mixes corn and sorghum and broadcasts it as he believes it makes for a much thicker food plot. Today, Saturday, I hunted my place and walked my row planted...

Hi group, In the next few years I will be inter-seeding additional Forbs and select grasses into about 40 acres of existing NWSG. This fall I want to add about 20 forbs to an existing acre planting that is near my buildings. The purpose of the acre is to have a nice diverse planting near my...

Hi Group, I?m in the market for a Rotary Brush Cutter for maintaining my prairie grass. I own a JD 3520 with 30 HP at the PTO and my land is relatively flat. I don?t plan on mowing any real brush so I am thinking of a medium duty cutter and I was thinking of a 6? unit. I have a total of 50...

Hi Group, I am looking for recommendations on grasses that do well on poor/sandy soils. I?m in North Central Minnesota and had CP2 planted several years ago and on my poor soils it is performing poorly. The mix is dominated by Indian, Big Blue and Dakota switch and it is not providing much...

Hi group, I have read several posts where it was recommended that Heirloom Alfalfa Varieties be added to CRP plantings. Can someone provide a list of recommended varieties and where I can purchase them? Also, is there a variety that will do reasonably well with a PH of 6? I have looked at...

Hi group, I am looking for a variety of shrubs that will provide some vertical structure to my prairie grass and will do well after I burn the grass. I have a few areas that include borders of wet areas as well as dry areas. I would like to stick with something not to tall as I don’t want to...

Hi Group, I’m trying to understand what I should expect for a pheasant population from my 2 year old CRP planting. I have 45 acres in CRP, 37 of it planted last spring (18 months ago) and 8 acres planted this spring (6 months ago). In general the 18 month old grass has done pretty well with...

Hi Group, I'm looking for a grain drill for planting 7 acres of food-plots on my property. I have a 22hp diesel to pull the unit so am looking for something around 6-8 foot. If you have one, know of one or know of someone who cuts larger ones down for a reasonable price please let me know...

Well, I don’t know why but the germination rate on two of my food-plots is very poor. I planted 1.25 acres of Sorghum and 1.25 acres of soybeans by broadcasting and discing them in and then cultipacking. I would guess I have about 30% germination. I need some help. How can I tell what I did...

I have several larger areas where I have Marestail starting to get pretty thick in my CP2 and would like to try a herbicide to control it. I do have several forbs in my CRP mix so if I try an herbicide it has to have minimal impact to my Mix. I was thinking of Plateau but it doesn’t list...

I was at my farm this weekend mowing and spraying mostly Canadian Thistle. While working I took an assessment of my 1 year old planting and overall it looks good. However, I do have a few areas where either the area is low and wet so the grass did not take or was missed when planted. The wet...