After success with planting and hunting over sorghum last year, Bill decides to plant more acres this year. Sorghum can be a great alternative to planting corn in areas with high deer densities.
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@bowhunter96554 жыл бұрын
Good to have you back bill, hope all is well. I think your on the right track with planting more into sorghum.
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
It worked really good for me last year. Have a great day. - Bill
@DHTex114 ай бұрын
Just Subbed Im in NC Texas , new landowner, no tractor or drill yet, not even a sidexside. Just learning what when and how to plant for my area. Overgrazing on property. I'll be back
@joshny47664 жыл бұрын
Looking good Bill. Really enjoyed the tree stand series and looking forward to your foodplot/habitat improvements videos.
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Josh. Much appreciated. -Bill
@eriknelson13314 жыл бұрын
Fun to see this video. Planting sorghum for the first time tomorrow after work. My equipment is a bit more crude, so it will be interesting to see the results I get, and what the deer think of it. Thanks for another quality video!
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Erik, Thanks for the support. You don't need fancy equipment. Get it in the ground 1/2 to 1 inch, kill the weeds, add some fertilizer and watch it grow! Good luck. - Bill
@markc49214 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video Bill!
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark. Much appreciated. - Bill
@Rbrady_Stl Жыл бұрын
That's a nice sprayer. I didn't know Kubota made them.
@jackcahill81465 ай бұрын
Bill, would like to know your cocktail for herbicides pre- and post emergence. I'm trying to get to full no-till and have a wide variety of weeds to combat.
@joshsinglefooter4 жыл бұрын
Glad to have the 1st blog of the 2020 season! Haven't heard from Owen. I know his parents had a health scare. Will he be back this season?
@traviswilkinson1924 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. Owen is awesome
@wesfox17124 жыл бұрын
Yeah same here. Bill give us an Owen update please
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Not sure that Owen will contribute this year. Until I am certain on a direction, I need to leave it at that. Owen is doing good, it is just a matter of working out the behind the scenes stuff to everyone's satisfaction. -Bill
@joshsinglefooter4 жыл бұрын
@bowhunter 4 life he sold his farm for real?
@joshsinglefooter4 жыл бұрын
In the back of my mind I thought he probably had sold his farm.
@Johnbobon4 жыл бұрын
Curious to see how this works out. The farmer on my stomping ground planted sorghum to PREVENT deer from eating his crop. I can say with certainty... it worked! The farm had FAR FEWER deer in it than years past.
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
They'll be back lol
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
I actually have Sorghum to incorporate with CowPeas this year. Wish me luck
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Yes, good luck. -Bill
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
Bill, Sorghum/Cowpeas doing great!! Can't wait for the rut
@johnhaswell81834 жыл бұрын
I planted some myself just curious what lbs per acre u where aiming for and the gate / clutch setting . Thanks
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
I was shooting for around 11 pounds per acre (free seed so it was slightly low germination). I had the RTP Genesis set for 0 Gate and 1.3 on the clutch. That was with 22 1/2 inch rows (duct tape over the droppers that I wanted to block). - Bill
@lukeervie85524 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill I recently planted a big and Beasty plot about a week ago. The grass is starting to come back and i was wondering what you use to control the grass in your big and Beasty food plots. It is already too late to use roundup and 24D. Thanks.
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
Have you looked into Clethodim? I try not to disturb the soil if I can when sowing small seed. Usually Roundup over grass/weeds is enough and sow/fertilize over dead stuff. Just my strategy that tends to work
@lukeervie85524 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am going to use clethodim I sprayed it with roundup and 24D about a month and a half before planting. I didn’t give it a second hit before planting. Thanks for the feedback appreciate it. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to kill the big and Beasty also.
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
@@lukeervie8552 maybe read the fine print on the label 1st lol
@lukeervie85524 жыл бұрын
norm your right lol just wanted to double and triple check is all.
@shawnmyers95714 жыл бұрын
Looking 4wrd to tha hunts this fall over tha sorghum
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Shawn. Have a great day. -Bill
@hvlineman52274 жыл бұрын
Was quoted $14k from the closest dealer near me for that Genesis 8 no till drill. This price is not practical for the common food plotter. I wonder how much RTP gets for those drills, and how much the dealer tacks on?? Sucks because I really wanted to try one, I hear good reviews for them. But not for $14k.. Wish there was a way to buy these drills direct from RTP.
@rodneygilbert51834 жыл бұрын
Rich man game have 1000 acres control food deer will fallow. Don't hurt to have good sponsors. But Bill does work hard and deserves credit for building the best whitetail show.
@travissmith-wz5nc4 жыл бұрын
Spray 4 oz. To gallon of round up on the area. Broadcast 10 lbs crimson or red clover 10 lbs buckwheat and 20 lbs sorghum to acre. Good results.
@melissabarrett6814 жыл бұрын
14k for a new drill is about right.. Can find used drills cheaper.
@karlcole95394 жыл бұрын
Alot of county conservation districts will rent a no till drill to you for super cheap, if they have one obviously..that's what I do. It's 100$ up to ten acres. I'm lucky enough to have a higher horse power tractor to pull it. Even if you don't you could always ask a local farmer or neighbor to help you out. You could do that for your lifetime and not equal up to what a new drill costs.
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
That seems a bit high to me. I thought they were closer to 10K. -Bill
@coquijibarito2 жыл бұрын
Tasty chemical sprayed Sorghum. 💪 fukz yeah
@s3Farmstv4 жыл бұрын
We’re about to get 125 acres in Illinois and I’m wondering what we should plant first in the food plots corn or beans
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
You can't really go wrong with either one, but if you want to plant something yet this year that will attract and hold deer, you could try the brassica blends. I use one called Big N Beasty. (frigidforage.com/big-n-beasty/) You can still plant that this summer (from roughly 3rd week of July until mid-August in IL). Good luck. - Bill
@noro3054 жыл бұрын
Clover for 1st year is what I do to help the soil nutrients
@uglytruth44673 жыл бұрын
When is the best season to plant sohrgum? we are from the midwest
@NeedsMoreToys3 жыл бұрын
It is an annual. So after frost.
@travissmith-wz5nc4 жыл бұрын
How many pounds to the acre????
@midwestwhitetaildailyblogs4 жыл бұрын
Roughly 10 pounds per acre. Good luck. -Bill
@Bobarino1425 ай бұрын
Turning the frogs gay.
@tomcox5063 Жыл бұрын
No till and chemicals verses till? Not exactly back to Eden is it! Hope you’re up on your medical insurance