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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...

Hi group, I need help identifying this plant. I have NWSG in its second year of growth and I have a 2 acre spot where I have allot of this plant growing. I’m thinking of mowing it as it is taller than my NWSG. The temperatures are cool and it’s still early in the season so my NWSG hasn’t taken...

I’m planning ahead and trying to figure out what I will want to do with my NWSG when it needs to be burned/mowed. Between last year and this years plantings I will have about 45 acres of NWSG that will need to be rejuvenated at some time. I have heard that burning is by far the best method to...

This time of year is a good time to walk those cattail slews and get a sense of how good your habitat is. I walked mine a few weeks ago and found many areas that have short sedge grass instead of cattail and was wondering if I can improve my pheasant wintering habitat by planting cattail or...

Hi group, I’m sure many of you have tried several of the different Pheasant Forever Seed mixes. I’m comparing their mixes to several different sources and wanted to know what people thought of their quality? You can PM me if you feel uncomfortable answering that question. Also, I am trying...

I have two acres in a mix of white clovers that I would like to start a cycle of over-seeding the clover in Mid-July (after Poults get bigger) with short maturity sorghum so I have a winter food supply for pheasants. I have not tried this but I understand the steps are fairly simple. They...

Many of you have NWSG stands that you have managed (mowed/burned) because they need to be re-vitalized, what flower/flowers are the last to disappear in your NWSG plantings? It would make sense to include in your NWSG planting a percentage of flowers that are the most vigorous flowers and...

I’m planning on planting 15 acres in a shorter NWSG mix and I'm thinking of applying 2oz of Plateau per acre. Will the plateau cause me any problems with germination of either my grasses or flowers? Here is the mix I am thinking of planting. Canada Wildrye Big Bluestem Sidegoats Grama Blue...

I'm definitely late in understanding this but are the payments I received to plant CRP taxable. For example I received an annual rent payment but I also received reimbursement (cost share) for prairie grass, trees, shrubs, tree tubes and matting. Does anybody have a publication you can point...