Can I broadcast Broadside into standing Eagle Seed soybeans?

By Grant Woods,

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I’m looking to change to a different seed company and I really like what I’ve seen from eagle seed through your videos. I get a soil test every year and do everything right to get the best growth possible, where I live here in Indiana we have great soil for growing really healthy plots. One thing I don’t understand if I plant the eagle seed forage beans and come in during the fall and broadcast the broadside blend over it, does it get enough light through the beans to grow well or do you recommend planting two different sections one for the beans then another section of broadside? I would love to be able to broadcast into the beans to maximize the amount of food just wanted to make sure there would be good growth for the fall blend.

Derek,

In larger plots where the soybeans aren’t heavily browsed there may not be enough sunlight reaching the soil for the Broadside to grow well.  This depends on the food plot size, the number of deer in the area, etc.  

In these cases I either plant additional plots with Broadside or plant it by using a no-till drill in some of the standing Eagle Seed forage soybeans.  I’ve found that a substantial percentage of Eagle Soybeans won’t be damaged by drilling through them.  I really like this technique as it provides grain (the soybean pods) and greens in the same area.  Deer tend to eat the bean pods during colder days and the greens during warmer conditions.  In addition, the Broadside makes a great cover crop and helps improve the soil.

Enjoy creation,

grant

January 10, 2016