Derek Menold

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@TheKeithWebster End of the week it should go. Solid seeded wheat is ready.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Everyone was really excited to get to the 40' strip of oats & peas hiding on the other side of the birm tonight.

Not much bounce left in the kern after it has been swimming for 2 weeks. About 1/2 or more of the field will be gone.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@GGunthorp I tried some small plots for a couple of years. Year 2 of this configuration: 3-30" rows, 2 rows off. More sunlight getting to the corn, and better CC growth. Drone flew the CC on yesterday. Not the planned seeding method, but it should work this year.

[Michael Ring @RingFamilyAg]

https://t.co/rOEXB19z4K

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@FoulkShay Beans and wheat are looking great!

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Around 1,000 separator hours on Deere S780, and needing to replace quite a few belts this year. Tried an A&I brand last year on chopper drive belt, and it needs replaced again this year. Any opinions on aftermarket or stick with the Deere brand belts? A&I did not hold up well.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Monocrop wheat is starting to head out, relay wheat is a few days behind. Same variety all planted within 2 days end of Sept. I have never had wheat head out in April in Central IL.

Relay beans are emerging.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@panotiller @jasonmauck1 2.5" wide solid gauge wheel. Old style Hiniker row units. Gauge wheel arm can be moved to adjust depth.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Relay beans getting planted. Converted the one of kind cyclone into a seeder I can use for relay beans and wide row corn with cover crops.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@FoulkShay @jasonmauck1 Trucks driving by on the dirt road. Definitely not the fastest way from point from point A - B. But something to look at when their bored on a Saturday afternoon. #farmweird

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Decided it was easier to leave the mixer sit after it was empty than drive back to the house.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

I was confident I would have them fed before the ⛈️ started. TMR scale read 2,600#s when the rain stopped. No need for any wet gluten tonight.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@JerodMcDaniel @MichaelFerro I may not be considered a serious rancher, but collars have been a game changer for me in the I states. No fence infrastructure left, far less of an investment in collars than permanent fence. And yes, they do break, but overall it has been positive.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@jasonmauck1 A few weeks before my dad passed away he told me: "Focus on the things in life that matter, you won't take any of "it" with you. "

Jason, thanks for being a leader and pressing on!

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@Farnsfarm I would agree with the other comment on being too narrow. When I use my collars to move cows between pastures on the road, I have to set the boundaries at the field edges. It is an audible alert, so every time they hear the tone, they instinctively turn.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Grazing CC that the snow beat me to at the end of November.

Not to many years you can be doing this the last half of February in Illinois.

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

@jasonmauck1 I would say 5" more rain and it had to come twice as fast as it did on your field. That is what I have been told in the past with similar situations in our area. You can't control every rain event, but there are differences. #waterinfiltration #soilhealth

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

FTC Episode 388: Does wireless fencing change the opportunities for beef and crop farmers?

https://t.co/m0cwFo9oNm

[Derek Menold @DerekMenold]

Still eating radishes and turnips today from a summer mix. Wheat/ summer 12 way CC mix baled and wet wrapped mid August/ winter grazing of the leftovers.

[Greg Gunthorp @GGunthorp]

I’m a huge fan of Grassfed and direct marketing.

The low hanging fruit for regenerative practices in the US isn’t direct marketed Grassfed beef. It’s adding more pounds to existing systems and more calves and lambs with existing acres, new acres, and crop integration.