Rye Price

[QuakrTrakr]

What's everyone paying for winter rye. I just called the seed company and they quoted $13 for 56 bushells. Is that right? I just paid $27 for 50# of buckwheat. I think my numbers are screwed up.

[Liver and Onions]

What's everyone paying for winter rye. .........

Do you mean field rye or maybe winter wheat ? Why would you want to plant either now.....green manure ? Rye is cheap, but it isn't that cheap.

L & O

[NorthJeff]

I want to say I pay around $10 for 100#'s....but I never plant it this time of year. If you were not concerned about wildlife of deer using it, you could plant rye right now for a soil builder, and get another crop of new rye in late summer for the deer in the fall through spring.

[QuakrTrakr]

I'm not planting it yet. It's for the fall, but I was just checking prices. $10 sounds good. What rate do you spread it? I've got an acre plot I'll do this fall.

[NorthJeff]

I go with 100#s per acre and plant around Labor Day, give or take a couple weeks depending on where you are located. We planted Labor Day wheat and rye in WI last year with great results, and I'm typically planting the 2nd to 3rd week of August in the U.P. Around Labor day is good timing though even in the U.P. I had 5" of wet snow germinate a 9/30 planting of rye here in the U.P. before, but the 60-70 degree weather we had the first couple weeks of Oct that year really made it work...that is really pushing it and in that case I went with 200#'s per acre because I didn't expect much growth. Around 9/15 I go with 150#'s per acre because I'm a couple weeks late up here.

[wecker20]

Get it a couple months before you plan on planting it. Every year they run out of it around here in August.

[QuakrTrakr]

Get it a couple months before you plan on planting it. Every year they run out of it around here in August.
That's a good idea.:idea:

[NorthJeff]

That's funny with the rye...I'm always waiting for them to get some in, typically around the first part of August.

[Liver and Onions]

The cheapest way to buy rye it is from the farmer. If you see a rye field in your area(you might have to stop the car a take a close look) pull into the guys driveway and ask about it. Farmers don't mind selling stuff. You might even get lucky and find out that he has an available daughter about your age. I would never marry for money, but a prime hunting spot is a different story.

L & O

[wecker20]

You might even get lucky and find out that he has an available daughter about your age. I would never marry for money, but a prime hunting spot is a different story.

L & O

:lol: Good idea!

[lyndon43]

So the deer would eat my rye if only planted in late summer?......"If you were not concerned about wildlife of deer using it, you could plant rye right now".

Deer in my area are currently enjoying spring planted wnter rye. Have never tryed it before. But this plot is only a acre in size, with no ag land for miles.

Planted 5 weeks ago ( central WI), and the deer are still pounding it hard.

Is a nice soil builder & weed suppresor(sp?) whenever planted. Its also about the cheapest & easiest to plant.

I will admit I normally go with a buckwheat & winter rye rotation on my plots ( all sand plots) until I build up fertility levels. This plot was just on a odd time schedule, for being ready & buckwheat wasnt an option (frost).

[wecker20]

Sure the deer will still use it but if left alone it would not be used much during hunting seasons. It would make more sense to plant buckwheat in a couple of weeks, disk it in late August, and plant the rye then.

[Backwoods-Savage]

We use rye as a green manure crop (plant early in spring) and also plant, not around Labor Day, but mid August for the fall crop. Lately we've been using half rye and half oats in August and have excellent luck.

btw, we've been buying rye from a local. $5 per bushel.

On the buckwheat: if it ever dries up again, we plan on planting soon.