We typically plant winter rye in Indiana between mid-August and early September based on the rain forecast. Planted our fall plots two weeks ago and the winter rye is already 4-6" tall.

Rye where I am is the draw due to it being the best, consistent forage Fall/Winter/Spring. Plant the best cereal grains for your locality and herd management outcomes.

Triticale is basically a cross between wheat and rye. It is very winter hardy, which means It should withstand a pretty cold winter, and grow the following spring. For food plot purposes, my guess …

May 4, 2014 · I have planted winter oats, winter rye, winter wheat, winter barley, and winter triticale as well as the spring versions of each. I am all about the triticale. It's higher protein, …

I watched some youtube videos from Whitetail Habitat solutions and he has 7" Winter Rye growing in his truckbox end of September simply from carrying it around lol.

The deer here like wheat and rye about the same. I think you're too late for brassicas. I would do rye or wheat.

On our farm we have experimented with mowing good stands of winter rye and lightly discing and fertilizing. While attaining great stands of lush green rye, the deer would hardly touch it.

Deer like the grain rye better, like wheat and oats, and you just mow it the next spring a time or two and your clover takes over. We've used oats and wheat for cover crops when we planted …

Apr 28, 2023 · Thinking about establishing a clover plot and seeding with winter rye this year. Glad to hear you all have had some success with it growing. More importantly, has it worked …

May 28, 2015 · Rye would be a better cover crop but oats would most likely be more attractive to the deer. You could use a mix of both, oats to provide fall attraction and rye to provide winter …