Is it too late to plant?
I see so many people asking this time of year if it’s too late to plant food plots. Here are my words on this topic. In the upper Midwest...
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John O'Brion
Aug 6, 20233 min read
Bringing your soil alive on a new food plot
So often we see the question of what to plant on new food plots and the answers can be simple, “plant clover.” We hear people recommend a...
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John O'Brion
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Sand Ground Food Plots
One of my research properties is on sand ground in South Central Wisc. The past three years we have been moving away from herbicides. We...
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John O'Brion
Jun 25, 20233 min read
brassica concepts
A few talking points in regard to brassicas as many prepare for the fall planting season. Brassicas are very misunderstood. Historically...
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John O'Brion
Mar 11, 20233 min read
My Research
My whole career I have been a researcher. It became more structures when I was asked to be the forage researcher for Wisconsin’s first...
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John O'Brion
Feb 12, 20233 min read
Recalibrate. Getting your food plots back on track.
A little over one week ago I commented to someone how one of my snowmobiles was running better than ever. As I went to start it...
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John O'Brion
Jan 27, 20232 min read
The Power of Three
The Power of Three Early on in my career, I learned of the power of three. A lot of these influences came from the New Zealand grazing...
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John O'Brion
Dec 26, 20223 min read
Stockpiled Forages, The Key to Growing Big Bucks. Part 1
I get calls every week by people asking me for help to grow large deer. Some are a result of seeing an article where a client put over 60...
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John O'Brion
Dec 12, 20223 min read
Importance of Soil pH. in Food Plots, A different approach
A number of years ago, I started hosting wildlife food plot seminars. One year I hosted about 30 seminars from smaller to the larger deer...
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John O'Brion
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Genetic Expression
Many of my blogs come from phone conversations or emailed I field on a regular basis. Today’s food for thought is “Genetic Expression.” I...
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John O'Brion
Jun 28, 20223 min read
Forage Sampling for Wildlife
A post on social media brought up forage sampling and this is a topic that I covered at a recent deer school in Michigan. At times,...
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John O'Brion
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Research is learning what is wrong about a forage
Once again in 2022, I’ll have a new forage to test. Since it won’t be able to be sold to the public for one to two years, that gives me...
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John O'Brion
Mar 23, 20223 min read
A different perspective in healthy soils
A different Perspective On Healthy Soils I would say if it is not every day it would be every other day that I get a call or have an in...
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John O'Brion
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Clovers and Perennials- Are you planting for now or the future?
What most do not know is the most common perennial clovers planted by food plotters may only yield 1.5-2 tons of forage dry matter per...
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John O'Brion
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Why Did a Food Plot Fail?
So often I see on social media a landowner having an issue with their food plot, and they ask the public for help. Many times, I cringe...
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John O'Brion
Nov 7, 20212 min read
Soil Balance
We see all the time on social media where someone asks what to plant and there rarely is a set of questions to help determine which way...
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John O'Brion
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Defining Success
How do you define success? Since an early age I have been about statistics, from Cecil Cooper batting .352 to Ron Guidry's insane E.R.A....
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John O'Brion
Jun 24, 20212 min read
Plant For Success
What are you planting into? I deal with clients every day that have a variety of challenges with their food plots. One of the biggest...
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John O'Brion
Apr 26, 20212 min read
Now what
You have your cool season food plots in and are waiting to plant your warm season crops, now what? So many food plotters are behind the 8...
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John O'Brion
Feb 22, 20213 min read
How Alive is Your Soil
I have asked this question to my clients and the answer is usually that of confusion or unknown. In an industry where people are taught...
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