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2.5" more rain! Crazy town now.. My milo should be waist high by now..

I remember Dbltree mentioning years ago that switch engulfed in foxtail will still pull through fine long term..

Not sure on the first photo.. May not be. The second one definitely is. Trademark red bases, pinstripe in center of leaf.. Also see its tillering.. must be a happy seedling :)

Not in Iowa, but we've seen zero and a couple below zero the last few winters in mid MO and we have loads of em..

Just when I was about ready to declare drought... Got 2.9" in mid MO and counting!

Yep..

Depends on the rains. Maybe 12" or so. Also depends on your row spacing of course..

Unless you have phenomenal weed control you won’t have much bare dirt to broadcast into come fall.. That and too much canopy for much fall growth.

Look closely and take some photos. Post up here, we can help identify.

Not sure.. looks like some crabgrass or other CSGs. Can you take a closer pic at some of the more vertical / erect grasses? The red bases and faint center pin stripe typically give them away.

Tons of them here in central MO. Can't stand them. They jump about 5' straight up in the air when you hit them with a rage. Or so I've heard...

June 2nd, 2024 New year, new attempt! Brought out the big guns this year.. Previously disced in, hoping the drill gives me a better stand (more rain maybe this go around?!). This thing is built like a tank. - Spread 2.5T Ag lime / Ac + 0-75-150-20S / Ac (Winter) - Disced in 100# N / Ac...

YES. Grain sorghum (not forage sorghum) is what you want if whitetail FOOD is what you're looking for. As a bonus, most grain sorghum (also called milo generically) varieties are in the 4' tall range. Only WGF Sorghum / Milo is shorter (2'-3' max) and doesn't offer much cover if you want a...

+1. Too unethical for me.

What's everyone seeing height wise at the end of the first year with RC Big Rock? Hoping to get at least 3' or so on upland ground. All my second year is RWW (Alamo). End of first year I only got about 18" or so..

Interesting topic.. I've played with a lot of different products and mixes over the years. I've been going the opposite now, slowly been narrowing down to what works well for me.. - Warm season: Keep clover mowed, and sorghum/soybean mix. - Cool/Fall season: radish/turnip plots +...

Perhaps seasonally. I wouldn't bet on it come late fall. Some type of thicker stalked Sorghum would be a better annual IMO. I've used this one before: https://alseed.com/product/viking-402-male-sterile-forage-sorghum/

Interesting idea, never tried it. IMO - If you let a field "go" for a full growing season, you'd be surprised how quickly it will get grown up and used for bedding in just one year. Like most of the Midwest - Patches of ragweed, foxtail, goldenrod and native grasses will explode once the cool...

Many options, can mow and/or spray. Can always let the rye stand and run its course, drying down and dying. Will help shade the clover. Then mow September 1st and have a clover plot for fall.

I hope you're right Skip! I'm rooting for you guys. We need to fire a few on this side of the fence..