OT Rye in soybeans

super99 · Jun 2, 2015

Trying to figure out what to do with this mess. The field was corn last year and I seeded cereal rye cover crop last fall. I sprayed burndown and preplant herbicide on April 18 and didn't get a good kill. The rye was stunted for a long time, I thought that might be as far as it would go, but now it is about knee high and starting to set heads. I'm concerned that if it makes a head with seeds in it, the plants will fall over and start to grow in the late summer and then I will have tall growing rye in the beans at harvest time. I have been told that if you don't get a good kill on the rye, you will make it mad and then it is nearly impossible to kill. There are about 5 to 7 acres in a 30 acre field that is fairly thick and the rest is small patches and then a few plants here and there. I don't know if a heavy dose of Roundup will kill it or not. I'm thinking about taking the 15' flail chopper and running it just above the beans and chopping it to kill it. Any thoughts or suggestions? Chris

tomNE · Jun 2, 2015

roundup, should do the trick. i plant rye, but have always been told, to plant annual rye, it's easier to kill, so i have.

newhollandnut · Jun 2, 2015

A good dose of round up powermax should do the trick. Wouldn't hurt to something like mso surfate or li700 plus a good post chemical. Best thing to do is have a chat with your seed rep or certified crop advisor. If you do your own spraying might want to pay the extra money to have someone like a coop or crop production services to apply it just in case something happens and you do smoke the beans at least they are insured and you will be able to get something if the worst happens. I have burnt a lot of rye grass with great results with powermax and sharpen or sonic. The spray adjuvant seems like a waste of money but it does help a lot especially in less than ideal weather conditions but you hit the nail on the head try to get it before the seeds drop even if you have to hit it again after the beans have begun to canopy

caterpillar guy · Jun 2, 2015

Fusilade should do it. That is what the local guys use to get out volunteer corn.

coonie minnie · Jun 2, 2015

I would think a good drink of glyphosate with surfactant would do it... or something like select would work as well. Even if left, I really doubt it would challenge combining much. Next spring, however, you will need a good burndown.

As for cutting it- you'd be surprised that some, or most, of it will grow back.

paul · Jun 3, 2015

Select should kill it, pretty cheap? There are generics. I'd do that rather than, or in addition to, just roundup.

What did you use the first time you tried, and how cold was it out?

Paul

gene bender · Jun 3, 2015

What does your local chem dealer say

Ken Macfarlane · Jun 3, 2015

Is it tall enough above the soy to wipe it?

OT Rye in soybeans

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