How many pounds of Eagle Seed forage soybeans should I plant per acre in East Alabama?

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Grant, I have about 300 acres in east-central Alabama that has 4, 1 acre food plots. I currently have a winter blend planted but wanna plant Eagle Seed soybeans this spring and was wondering how many pounds of seed per acre you recommend.. I live about 6 hours from the property so I don’t get to visit it much during the off-season so I was thinking of planting the seed a little heavy and hoping for the best. I watch your videos weekly and really have learned a lot from you. Now if I can only get my buddies on my less to buy into the program!!!! Enjoy Creation.. Thanks, Tim

 

Tim,

If there’s a lot of deer in the area, I suggest planting at a heavy rate.  I’ve planted as high as 120 pounds of Eagle Seed soybeans per acre in one acre plots in areas where there are a lot of deer.  Deer can remove a lot of the soybean plants before the mature so it’s best to start with a lot of stems.

Remember that all forage crops are nutrient transfer agents. If the nutrients aren’t in the ground the forage can’t transfer nutrients to deer.  I suggest you do a soil test, and add lime and fertilizer as recommended.  You will need to return to property at least once after the beans are planted. The beans will likely need to be sprayed once about a month after they germinate to control the weeds.

There’s lots of information in our past episodes about how to establish and maintain forage soybeans.

Enjoy creation,

grant