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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
Roller crimping rye in ND. Goal is to protect the soil from erosion and save money by no pre emerge chemical pass. This was 60lbs of rye flown into corn last September. Soybeans were planted before crimping. Been wanting to do this for a long time. #soilarmor
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 months
Row cropped this piece in 2019. Been doing daily 1 acre moves with lots of rest since 2020. Never seeded any grass or clover, started out as weeds. This year the grass has really taken off. Still have more improvements to make but it’s been fun to see the regeneration.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Time to move to higher ground. #ranchin #RRV
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Starting to get some nice soil structure. Rye really has helped transition to notill. #rye #covercrop #soilhealth #worms #notill
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Dug out some more #worm molds today. This one is from a long term no-till field. Lots of activity, and it even shows a crack in the soil. The nobs at the end of the channels are chambers where the worms curled up to survive the dry summer. #soilhealth @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
Fantastic ground cover for soybeans notilled into some beautiful RRV soil.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
A corgi could get lost out here! #plantinggreen #rye
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 months
Hard to watch all the RRV soil blowing around today. Soybean stubble is hard to keep enough residue. Stripper header for small grains, cereal rye, and crop rotation have been our best management tools to limit our wind erosion after soybeans. #dustbowl24
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Cows are out enjoying cereal rye that was planted last September after field pea harvest. They will graze for the next 10 days then this field will be #notill planted to soybeans #soilhealth @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
When it’s corgi high, time to terminate the rye. #plant20 #soilhealth #doitfortheworms #CottontheCoverCropCorgi
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 months
Can’t get much prettier than a pen of herefords.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
It was a beautiful evening to plant green in the RRV. #soilhealth #soybeans #plant19 @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Nice residue yet after soybean harvest. Should keep this nice black RRV soil protected from erosion this winter. #notill #soilarmor #fortheworms
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 months
Starting #plant24 with a multi species cover crop for grazing. Beautiful cover from last years cover crop mix.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Painting the drill yellow with all of this rye pollen. #notill #RRV #soybeans
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
We got them moved! Thankful for some neighbors that came and helped us out.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Just an awesome catch of rye in the cornstalks this year. This ND Gardner variety really takes off in the spring. Knee high and in the boot stage already. Should be a perfect seed bed for notill soybeans. #soilhealth #rootsnotiron #covercrop #rye #notill @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
Seeding another field “green” in the RRV. Excited to see how these beans turn out! #soybeans #covercrop #plant19
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Had to stop and take a picture of the boys all lined up in their new pen. Livin the dream! #Hereford #EatMoreBeef
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
First time seeding beans into unharvested wheat and barley residue. The rye was flown on last Nov (2019).Seems to be working pretty good. The worms sure love it! #notill #rrv
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Going into the 4th year of no-till on this field. Structure is improving nicely. Soil is clinging to the rye cc crown roots showing a healthy rhizosphere. #soilhealth #notill #covercrop
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Moved the fall cows out to the full season cover crop today. Field is full of life with insects and birds. Brix reading showed 9-10. Have 57 hd on ~1 acre. Plan to do once daily moves through the 50 acres of cc. Should be a nice spot to calve out cows.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Last year’s stripper straw is providing great residue cover out in the soybean fields this year. Won’t have to worry about them blowing at all. The worms love it too! #doitfortheworms #soilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Got off the plane from our honeymoon and @ElliKayL had the best wedding gift waiting for me! Meet Cotton the Corgi!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Excited to see soil clinging to the rye roots this year! Living roots will keep the microbes happy all winter. #soilhealth #covercrops #notill
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 years
Latex worm mold experiment was a success! Great visual representation of worm activity in #notill @NDSUsoilhealth @Anne_Verhallen
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
Cotton the Cover Crop Corgi is busy watching the farmer panel at the #DIRTworkshopND learning about cover crops, soil health and grazing! #soilhealth #covercrops #notill #corgi #farmdog @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Soybean stubble with lots of rye residue from last spring yet keeping the soil covered from the wind the past few days. Notill flax treated with IMOS and seeded with Bio 5 compost and humic acid. #fortheworms #notill #soilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Stripped wheat straw provides good cover for the soybeans in these hot temps. There is lots moisture in this beautiful RRV soil.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
#Covercrops are starting to bloom in #pollinator strips that were planted the same day as sunflowers. The air was buzzing yesterday with #bees and other bugs! We will be taking biomass samples of the cover crops and yield/oil content of sunflowers will be taken at harvest
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Rye is coming along nicely! Too bad we will be trading the soil shovel for the snow shovel again for a few days. Can’t wait for spring after digging around this afternoon! #soilhealth @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 months
Rhizosphere on cereal rye cover crop. Showing healthy roots and good microbial activity. #dirtyroots
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
The cows are enjoying the full season cover crop. The goal is to graze 47 hd on 35 acres for 21 days. They are being moved every day. Leaving behind nice residue as well. #soilhealth #covercrops #doitfortheworms
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 months
Great way to start the day when @AgassizSeed delivers cover crop seed! Hay mixes for field headlands to limit compaction and erosion. Cover crop mixes for full season grazing and calving pasture. #soilhealth #covercrops #grazing
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
10 months
Lots of ground cover in this wheat field. The cows are still out here grazing and cycling nutrients for next year notill soybeans. #soilarmor #soilhealth #wintergrazing
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
Finished “fall tillage” today, and I didn’t even have to change a chisel plow shovel. #rye #rootsnotiron #soilhealth #notill #CottontheCoverCropCorgi
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
The #covercrop is looking great out in the soybean plots. Cereal rye, radish, and camelina were broadcasted at the R6 stage. #soilhealth @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
Flood #3 for the year. 30+ inches of rain since June 1st. Mother Nature has made things a challenge. But the sun is out, and cows are happy on up on high ground. It’s going to be good day! #harvest19 #rrv
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Caught some soybean leaves in the wheat stubble after the strong north wind yesterday. Cotton just about got lost in it!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 months
A friend of mine, Jon Walker, brought bees yesterday. Going to be a fun summer learning how to raise them. Got a pollinator cover crop mix seeded along the field edge this morning before the rain. #bees #pollinators #honey #soilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 months
Maiden voyage of the I&J roller crimper. It’s doing a good job chopping up the sunflower stalks. We will come in now and do a pre plant spray to control some kochia before seeding barley.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Winter rye seeded in early May is still green and growing. Seeding rate was 25 lbs, and no fertilizer was applied. Sprayed once with Husky. Wasn’t mowed or anything. Will be fun to see how it grows next spring.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
First time livestock have been on this piece of ground in approximately 70 years. Fun to see everyone spread out across the qtr. Some beetles are working on breaking down the manure too. #grazing #rye #covercrop #soilhealth #herefords
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
Thank you @ckgasch for making this cool “No Farms No Farm Dogs” sticker! #farmdog #corgi
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 years
Had a blast hunting pheasants at Olsen’s Pheasant Phun lodge this weekend for my bachelor party! Thanks @PheasantPhun for the great hunt, and @D_bbyhlmz with Leaf Drop Productions for filming!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
@Lee_Briese The marestail and pigweed have really gotten out of hand!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
1 year ago today fields were flooding. Now this year fields are blowing with a high of 70 degrees today. #NDnice #uffda
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
11 months
Nice not having any snow to extend the cropland grazing season. #wintergrazing
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
Fresh paddock and a fresh calf to start the day. #soilhealth #covercrop #fallcalving
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Clipping cereal rye samples to analyze forage quality and production at a grazing site near Gardner, ND. Had some curious spectators as I was clipping! @NDSUsoilhealth @ckgasch @greglardy @NDSU_eX_Steward
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
Took a drive by the @Case_IH demo site to check out the lineup. Don’t mind the window licks.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Not much left of these #soiledundies out in a salinity demo site near Jamestown, ND. Lots of microbial activity even in the saline part of the field. There is another set ready to be dug up next week at the NDSU Soil Health Bus Tour, July 25-26th. #soilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Cereal rye was looking photogenic this morning #nofilter
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
My brothers have their annual bull sale coming up January 10, 2021. Check out Ressler Land and Cattle’s line up of high performance #redangus bulls. #ResslerLandandCattle #betterbredred #herdbuilder @RedAngusAmerica
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
Rye is greening up nicely at salinity sites near Jamestown, ND @lee_trautman @NDSUsoilhealth @ckgasch
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
@TheSoilGnome is looking pretty comfortable under the stripped rye stubble from last year. The rye should make good #cowchow before soybeans this spring. #soilhealth @NDSUsoilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
#Pollinator strips out in #sunflowers are still blooming and promoting #bees . Buckwheat, crimson clover, and peas are blooming now. The field was buzzing with busy #bees this afternoon. @NDSUsoilhealth @ckgasch @toussaintnick2
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
8 months
Cereal rye inoculated with IMOS is soaking up the sun. Nice stand growing out in the cornstalks this year.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
10 months
December 26th and there is water standing in the ditches. Looks pretty clean though.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
Cotton is out braving the elements today. #itscoldoutside #FarmDog
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Fall pairs out enjoying barley regrowth. #happycows #soilhealth
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
Training in a new tractor operator! #plant20 #CottontheCorgi #farmdog
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Nice catch of rye this year. 50 lbs/acre flown on in September. Plan to notill soybeans between the corn rows next spring. #soilhealth #doitfortheworms #covercrops #notill #trafficability
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Had to get out and pick a rock today. Don’t see these too often in the valley! #RRV #cottonthecorgi #whatisthis
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
8 years
When she brings home the bacon @ElliKayL
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
@EdieCrk_Howrey Two picture taken from the about the same spot in early June. First pic 2022, second pic 2024. Wish I would have taken pictures from the beginning. Used to be a lot more dandelions out there.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
@ISchmidtFaced @NDSUsoilhealth I really hope the snow stays away! This field was under 2ft of water a day ago. Boots are still clean though. #parktheplow
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Luke Ressler
4 years
Just a beautiful evening for fencing! #CottontheCorgi #farmdog #Hereford
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
Happy pollinator week! #bees 🐝
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Last field of beans going in today. Cows were moved off the field this morning. #soilhealth #rootsnotiron #RRV #CottontheCoverCropCorgi
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
@realJohnKempf That you can’t notill in the ND Red River Valley.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
Some happy cows out on rye. #soilhealth #covercrop #RRV
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 years
Excited for my brother's bull sale January 14th! Check out their catalog: #RedAngus
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
9 months
@mdahl85 Planning to on a few acres for full season grazing and fall calving again.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
@TZimmermanfarms Looks great Tyler!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
@Paul_Harless @NDSUsoilhealth It kind of has the consistency of heavy whipping cream.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
5 years
@CarahHart Corgis are the best! Would recommend!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 months
@steve_m_bees Planted first and crimped at an angle to the rows. Helped close the seed trench better and the residue will slow water evaporation.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
7 months
@FarmrHuntr Yep north of Fargo. I don’t right now. Just sharing what has been working for us.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
@NDSU_eX_Steward Got ours out on rye today too!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
Grazing a mix of oats, barley, radishes, rape, kale, and sudangrass
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
4 years
@CarahHart @NDSUsoilhealth Cotton still has a lot to learn yet, but she tries hard!
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 months
@walberg_chris @PfanstielJunior @DawnEquipment Dug for worms in the Johnson Su today. I think the batch we made last spring it looks good, Chris. Excited to try it out.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
@Paul_Harless @NDSUsoilhealth Using Burma Rubber liquid latex.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
1 year
@TZimmermanfarms @ag_right Just got done flying some on here as well.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
@Kevinwo15011333 Hillsboro, ND
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
@embdenhaymaker When Jim’s horse, Denny, dies in The Man From Snowy River 2
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
@FarmrHuntr This will be the 4th year
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
2 years
@growerofstuff Ours were the same. Beans just seemed slow all year. Didn’t have much weed pressure though. Fields won’t blow with that residue out there.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
6 years
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Luke Ressler
6 years
@NDSUnic @NDSUsoilhealth This rye had a couple feet of water on it for about a week. I’m optimistic it will do just fine. All we need is some sunshine.
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@ResslerLuke
Luke Ressler
3 years
@TZimmermanfarms Looks good Tyler! I’m hoping to start the girls on this by the end of the month. Pastures will need a break by then.
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