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Soil Sampling 202

Many people understand the basics of soil sampling but here is something most never think about, sticking with a lab. I have submitted around 175,000 soil and forage samples in my career and most have went to two different labs and there is a...

Is It Too Late To Plant?

I see so many people asking this time of year if it’s too late to plant food plots. Here are my words on this topic. In the upper Midwest many farmers do not plant cover crops until their silage corn and soybeans come off the fields. Most fall food...

Bringing Your Soil Alive On A New Food Plot

So often we see the question of what to plant on new food plots and the answers can be simple, “plant clover.” We hear people recommend a soil sample. Some people are even into the buckwheat craze. I come with a different perspective as I have been...
Soil Sampling 202

Soil Sampling 202

Many people understand the basics of soil sampling but here is something most never think about, sticking with a lab. I have submitted around...

Is It Too Late To Plant?

Is It Too Late To Plant?

I see so many people asking this time of year if it’s too late to plant food plots. Here are my words on this topic. In the upper Midwest many...

Sand Ground Food Plots

Sand Ground Food Plots

One of my research properties is on sand ground in South Central Wisc. The past three years we have been moving away from herbicides. We also have...

Brassica Concepts

Brassica Concepts

A few talking points in regard to brassicas as many prepare for the fall planting season. Brassicas are very misunderstood. Historically the...

My Research

My Research

My whole career I have been a researcher. It became more structures when I was asked to be the forage researcher for Wisconsin’s first discovery...

The Power of Three

The Power of Three

The Power of Three Early on in my career, I learned of the power of three. A lot of these influences came from the New Zealand grazing programs...

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