Canola on pea stubble?

[furrowtickler]

Hamloc - yes
Farma - I believe you are connecting the dots.
I had a good chat with someone very knowledgeable about this today - funny you brought this up . It's been on my mind so to speak since our wreck 2 years ago .
There are certain chemistries that have been proven to negatively affect the globulin production of certain positive microbial activity. I believe very strongly this needs to be studied very closely by someone and ASAP . We spend a pile of money on some of these products and we must know if there are any negative effects on soil micro biology - it is the life blood of the soil. Without healthy soils and bugs crops are very susceptible to crop disease leaving us no choice but to deal with fungicides later to try to "fix" the problem . Makes one really wonder how this whole game is played.

[farmaholic]

furrow....I wonder if it has a negative affect on the beneficial fungi as well. Kinda like insecticides aren't selective either. But I guess if the pros outweigh the cons.

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[Hamloc]

Can you tank mix Treflan-Authority-Glyphosate for pre seed burn on peas? What controls volunteer RR canola with this pre seed combo? Would like to move away from using heat.

[furrowtickler]

Yes there are a few studies that have been done that showed when trifuralin gasses off it kicks fusarium and aphanomyces spores.
It had a notable reduction in last years trials

[golden1]

furrow. Does anyone have any idea why adding treflan to burnoff helps with root rot . Definately going to try it this year.

[freewheat]

Freewheat

You look into radish or turnips to help your land?

Two summers ago, I was going to try some radishes on some un seedable land, but it stayed so wet, that the recommended seeding date of mid July, came and went, so the affect of the roots would not have occurred.

The best thing for us in this area, to help our land, is for long term, good old fashioned dry weather to return. Like 88 or the early 2000's.

[freewheat]

One more con, if its a dry year they will yield worse then any other crop.

Our farm has never in its history had a year since 1928, where yields were affected by dry conditions, so yeah, I speak for my area.They suck in dry or hot conditions for sure,or so I hear.

[bucket]

Freewheat

You look into radish or turnips to help your land?

[tweety]

One more con, if its a dry year they will yield worse then any other crop.

[freewheat]

Faba beans look promising but how is the market for them ? I like the fact that spring frost does not bother them , this can be seeded early with low risk .

The hog barns will take all I can grow them.

A few of the benefits I see so far:

They stand UP. Viagra could learn from them.

Lowest pods are at least 6 inches off the ground. In the good areas, the first pods are often a foot off the ground.

They fix n much better.=, and have an extended release, more like alfalfa or clover. Noticeable response in year two..

No rolling needed

Combine like a dang dream. Just amazing. Fast operation.

No earth tag.

They love water, unlike peas.

Cheap to grow.

Seed was 25 bucks, tag team granular about 12. Shot of basagran and poast, and that is pretty much all the cash in. No fungicides, you want them to die off.

They smell like heaven when they bloom.

They are a good honey crop for our bees we are getting this spring, and they respond better than most crops to pollination.

Yield was about 60 in the fall at least. They are falling over a bit now, so I think I am losing some. Not shelling, but falling over, dangit. Barns are paying 6.50 right now, so close to 400 gross, with minimal cash in.


Cons:

They are pretty late maturing. If I can get them in first week of May, rather than late second week, it will be better.

Not very fast growing initially, and very slow to emerge. So weeds can be an issue if you aren't on it.

Other than that, no cons in my view.

I can see them being a third of my acres, easy.

Faba, Canola, Cereal, faba. Or canola, cereal, faba, cereal.