No Till Notes: Observations

We have now planted field peas on all of our dry land fields for a third time in our winter wheat, corn, field pea crop rotation. We have learned quite a bit over this time on growing field peas and what to expect and watch for as this rotation continues over time and I thought I would share some of what we have learned and a few things to watch for in field pea production.

I had several calls earlier this year on how we approach fertilizing our winter wheat following our field pea crop. Field peas are a legume which produces nitrogen during their growth cycle. I have been told field peas will...