Forage soybean up date

  • bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    August 18, 2011 at 11:15 pm #204538

    For those of you that know me I am never happy unless I am experimenting with something new for several years I have wanted to try “forage” soybeans but was unwilling to spend the $70-$80 per bag to trial them. this year while looking for a ag bean that acted like a forage bean Tom Lester hooked me up with a seed dealer that had exactly what I was looking for. this seed is a stein 3132-4 variety that grows huge leaves and as you can see they are very tall. the tonnage is amazing
    my observation of these soybeans is that when grown in areas that allows them to mature they are great But when they are heavily browsed they won’t keep growing like a true forage soybean I will plant them again as they are less than 1/2 the cost of the other forage soybeans available to us.


    lick
    Posts: 6443
    August 18, 2011 at 11:21 pm #108815

    Awesome beanage Bob !

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
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    August 19, 2011 at 1:17 am #108825

    Looks awesome.

    swimingjig
    Waumandee, WI
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    August 19, 2011 at 1:31 am #108829

    I would say you got some tonnage there. WOW!!!!!!!!!

    todders
    Shoreview, MN
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    August 19, 2011 at 2:00 am #108830

    Lots of food in there! Looks thick and awesome Bob . Either all of your crops are extremely tall, or you are a midget on a kids wheeler ! Those are the best beans I have seen all year :.

    Brad Juaire
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 6101
    August 19, 2011 at 2:15 am #108832

    That’s awesome Bob! I wish the deer would leave alone my beans so they could grow a little bit more.

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    August 19, 2011 at 4:21 am #108840

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    Lots of food in there! Looks thick and awesome Bob . Either all of your crops are extremely tall, or you are a midget on a kids wheeler ! Those are the best beans I have seen all year :.

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    DANPEARSON
    Central WI
    Posts: 594
    August 19, 2011 at 10:54 am #108845

    Looking awesome Bob. Can’t thank you enough for getting me some of these beans…The deer are my plot and can’t wait to get in the stand this fall.

    whitetails4ever
    Rochester, MN
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    August 19, 2011 at 12:51 pm #108855

    How big do you think the pods will get compared to a regular ag bean?

    qdm4life
    Albertville, MN
    Posts: 956
    August 19, 2011 at 4:08 pm #108865

    What kind of height difference are you seeing compared to standard maturity ag beans?

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    August 19, 2011 at 4:13 pm #108868

    Ben, as you know there are many varieties of ag beans short and tall. I would say these are at least 6″ taller and have way bigger leaves. the deer seem to really like them.

    TomLester
    Buffalo MN
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    August 20, 2011 at 11:53 pm #108912

    Glad I could help Bob. They look great Bob!

    whittsend
    Posts: 2389
    August 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm #108948

    Bob – I’d be interested in knowing how much later into the fall (if any) these beans stay green compared to a traditional soy bean.

    From what I understand, one of the main benefits of forage (ex Eagle brand) beans is that they stay green for possibly a month or more later than regular beans, which might be a major benefit when all other beans die off. (Huge attaractant properties when you have the only remaining green soy beans in the area)

    Great post.

    Whittsend

    bob_bergeson
    cannon falls
    Posts: 2798
    August 23, 2011 at 12:58 am #108980

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    Bob – I’d be interested in knowing how much later into the fall (if any) these beans stay green compared to a traditional soy bean.

    From what I understand, one of the main benefits of forage (ex Eagle brand) beans is that they stay green for possibly a month or more later than regular beans, which might be a major benefit when all other beans die off. (Huge attaractant properties when you have the only remaining green soy beans in the area)

    Great post.

    Whittsend

    I’ll keep you posted

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3067
    August 23, 2011 at 5:54 pm #109031

    You beat me to it Bob, i took the same picture last week and didn’t get it posted yet!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
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    August 23, 2011 at 5:59 pm #109033

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    You beat me to it Bob, i took the same picture last week and didn’t get it posted yet!

    Umm, but you have a flag on the back of your wheeler so you don’t get lost in the beans shorty.

    jason_ramthun
    Byron MN
    Posts: 3376
    August 23, 2011 at 6:08 pm #109036

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    You beat me to it Bob, i took the same picture last week and didn’t get it posted yet!

    Umm, but you have a flag on the back of your wheeler so you don’t get lost in the beans shorty.

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3067
    August 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm #109164

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    You beat me to it Bob, i took the same picture last week and didn’t get it posted yet!

    Umm, but you have a flag on the back of your wheeler so you don’t get lost in the beans shorty.

    Well that is a true statement… but being short and fat i leave a nice wide trail!! insert graemlin flipping you off!

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