11. First moderate rain event after installation =
0.4 inches of rain on 6-12-2015. Last significant event was 5-31-2015 (almost 2 weeks)
Has the tillage helped us here? How do we over come the lack of infiltration?
6‐12‐2015 6‐12‐2015
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Nitrogen deficient corn, at
11.9 ppm nitrate level in soil.
Take note of the cover crop which
is almost non existent.
6‐28‐2017
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Winter Rye waiting for harvest at Brickstead
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6‐28‐16
5‐31‐2016
No till emergence fantastic into rye with
surface manure. Glyphosate applied
soon after emergence.
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7‐26‐2016
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62 bu/ac soybeans. This is
above average for region.
Plus 3.1 ton of Ryegrass
and the movement of
10,000 gls of manure in the
Spring.
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Greg Nettekoven ‐ Larsen Coop airflow
broadcast then shallow incorporation with
Lemkin vertical till.
Oats, Radish, Soybeans, and Volunteer
Wheat,
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The advantage of this system, is
speed! You can plant very fast
plus put down potential
nutrients if need be.
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3‐16‐16
Greg Nettekovens: Here water is very clear. Oats, radish, and Berseem Clover. Also,
significant volunteer wheat. Does living cover create glue to hold fine soil particles? This
following 3.5 inches of rain in Dec 2015. This is the same Lemkin as previous slides.
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Annual cover crops to no till corn: Weise Brothers Farms Fall 2015 to Spring 2016
Barley, Radish, Rapeseed, and Crimson Clover planted in August 2015 following
winter wheat and 15000 gals of liquid manure vertical tilled in.
12‐13‐2015
3‐9‐16
Aug ‐ 2015
None Demo Farm (Weise Brothers)
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1/3 of the 150 acre
field was vertical tilled
in spring. Can you
tell which side was
worked?
Divide line between
no till vs vertical till.
Which side has been
worked?!
Early April 2016
If the field looks ready
to no‐till give it a day
or two. This will help
closure. Remember
you don’t have to work
it!
Conventional No Till
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Weise Brothers noted no yield hit with tilled vs no tilled!
27.2 ton at 65% moisture field
average. Dec 2016
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Manure application
on living cover
crops with Bazooka
applicator.
Application made
same day.
Above conventional
planted triticale with
bazooka manure
application, it really
tore apart the soil
profile. Artificial
structure didn’t work
here initially.
Above Diverse cover
crop mix no tilled into
old alfalfa. Application
with Bazooka into
living cover crop, held
up very well during
and after application.
We have soil structure
here.
Oct 13th 2015 Nov 10th 2015
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Dec 14th 2015 Oct 13th 2015
Recovery of triticale after Bazooka applicator. Best estimate 60‐70% recovery of
triticale.
Initial observation: No till cover still the best way to go with these types of low
disturbance manure applications.
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Aug‐14‐2015
Lucas Criswell’s farm near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania has taken the steps to roll cover down
with these types of units on a 12 row Kinze planter. This planter was used to plant soybeans
and corn on Criswell’s Farm. Many possibilities here.
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5‐31‐2017 Here is a picture of the previous field
Following the mowing. The first time I
saw this, I thought we messed up. I
know Dan would tell you the same
thing.
Dan called me and wanted to replant
this field and at first I agreed with him.
Without the protections of the Farm
Demo Project, there was a good chance
we would have replanted all three
fields!!
6‐13‐2017
To our amazement the soybean
crop at all 3 sites emerged way
better than originally expected.
We have some work to do but
the results have been very
promising!
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5‐27‐2017
Option 3: ZRX roller crimper planter from “Plum Creek/Kinkapot project”
Brickstead Dairy
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5‐27‐2017
The picture shows the earthworm population seconds after ZRX planter pass. We have
6 in this picture alone.
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5‐24‐2017
All three have significant soil
coverage. We have nice
Insulation barrier, temperature
regulation, food source, and
weed barrier.
We have added a large supply of
Carbon, “new oil” to the
system. Fuel for the microbes.
Once this material is turned to
humus, we will then have stabile
carbon capture!
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The picture to the right is
the same location, with a
earthworm channel. See
the cottage cheese
appearance of the soil.
This is a healthy stabile
soil! We are on the right
track.
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Greg Nettekoven frost seeded red clover into his (fall of 2014) winter wheat in the first part of March 2015. The
red clover was seed broadcast (commercial applicator) at 10 lbs/ac with urea and ammonium sulfate. The lower
left two pictures show establishment of winter wheat and red clover. The winter wheat and red clover looked great
all season. The following pictures show the progression throughout the season. Moxy 2e was used for broadleaf
control.
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Pictures taken on 5‐14‐15 Picture taken 7‐21‐15
Frost Seeding into Winter Wheat
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Great nodulation on Red Clover Spring
of 2016. Should get nice nitrogen
credit, question is when?
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6‐8‐2016
Full rate Glyphosate
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½ rate Glyphosate
Even at full rate; Glyphosate has hard time with Red Clover
6‐20‐16
79. Inter seeding conclusions for 2016!!
• Sunlight is a must early! May even want to think about planting at 3rd to 4th leaf
already in Northeast Wisconsin until comfort level rises. Mother nature beat us
to the punch in Spring of 2016 (Warm temps with plenty of Moisture = Great
growth early!).
• Good management fields should consider planting earlier (3‐4 leaves).
• Herbicide must be chosen CAREFULLY! Some pre emerge herbicides VERY
affective in taking out inter seeding.
• Select proven shade tolerant cover crops. (Must be able to withstand
low light and low moisture. Favorites still include Red Clover and Annual Rye
Best fit may be in corn for grain:
In corn on corn = keep low carbon plants (Red Clover) or Early termination An. Rye
If soybeans follow corn then higher carbon cover plants okay = Annual Rye
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Brickstead Dairy
November 3rd 2016:
Diverse cover crop mix
following winter
wheat: Fall of 2016
Barley, Common Vetch,
Sunflowers Peas,
Sorghum Sudan grass,
Volunteer Wheat,
Radish, Crimson Clover
+ a few others.
Will probably need to
spray in Spring, so we
can stop Volunteer
Winter Wheat and
Clover.
A GREAT way to release
nutrients back to
system over time!!
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Pictures showing soil life minutes
after low disturbance manure
application. Great option following
Winter Wheat, can turn a field
around in a hurry!
No till plant corn spring of 2017 is
the plan.
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LMS Dribble Bar
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Honey Warrior
18,000 gls/ac
What types of Low disturbance applicators are available in area and into
future.
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Potential for side dress manure on corn or high grass systems .
“Veenhuis Rotomax.” Hampton Shores Ontario, Canada. This unit is from the
Netherlands.
Carey VanDerLoop (VanderLoop Equipment) is currently working on this option.
Picture below with different toolbar.
This tool bar is made for
grass application with a
Max of 7,000 gls acre with,
“this tool bar.”
Potential for other toolbars
with different rates.
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This unit can real manure hose up as it
goes. Different tool bars can be used or
developed. Carey is currently working
on this.
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7‐6‐2017
Vanwychen farms side dress manure application with applicator from
Dvorachek industries. Wheels paid for with funds from Plum/Kinkapot
project. The above application was 8000 gals across 54 acres, or the movement
of 430,000 gals into a living crop. Red clover was already planted at this site.
Pictures next page. Yields to be taken this fall, with side by sides.
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VanWychen Farms.
This soybean field had a manure
application of 7,000 gals per acre on
approx. 5 acres to see what would
happen. So far so good. I would expect
nice results here but time will tell. Yield
to be measure this fall on side by side.