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Benchmarking, where are you now?
No matter if you are a first time food plotter or seasoned veteran, have you recently done any benchmarking? Do you know where your...

John O'Brion
May 14, 20162 min read


How to reduce grasses in clover plots.
So many people post how they have grass issues in their clover plots. Here is my talking points and tips to reduce that. 1) Planting...

John O'Brion
May 2, 20163 min read


Not all oats is the same
I dropped seed off this morning to a client and he asked me, "isn't all oats the same?" He mentioned that a coop guy once told him that....

John O'Brion
Apr 26, 20163 min read


Get the most out of your fertilizer
So many people ask me what fertilizer they should be using on their food plots but they overlook a few things that will help them get...

John O'Brion
Apr 20, 20161 min read


1 product becomes 4
This is a discussion that creeps up periodically, Redmonds salts. I have bought and sold redmonds salts for many years, first starting...

John O'Brion
Apr 10, 20162 min read


What you don't you want to do or buy...
So as I wandered around at the Wisconsin Deer and Turkey Expo this past weekend, some things really jumped out at me. There is some...

John O'Brion
Apr 4, 20162 min read


Benefits of a mineral lick
A friend sent me this article yesterday and asked me what I thought of it. www.outdoorhub.com/stories/2016/03/28/five-benefits-mineral-li...

John O'Brion
Mar 30, 20161 min read


Soil, it's not just what is on the surface.
More people are beginning to realize how important having a proper soil pH is, but there is way more to the soil than meets the eye. I...

John O'Brion
Mar 28, 20162 min read


Herbicides, there is more than just roundup!!
Some of you may not know that i helped bring generic roundup into the US. But many of you are relying too much on roundup and your...

John O'Brion
Mar 16, 20161 min read


Nutritional and Agronomic benefits through seed
Grandpa Ray Outdoors will be shooting video talking about each of the products that we offer. In the mean time let me explain the rhyme...

John O'Brion
Mar 13, 20162 min read


Aerating your soil....naturally
Some of you have aerated your lawns with equipment but many of you perhaps don't know that you can loosen your lawns, crops and food...

John O'Brion
Mar 12, 20161 min read


Food plot clipping info....
My background is in managed intensive grazing. The rule of thumb in the grazing community is "take half, leave half." What that means, is...

John O'Brion
Mar 7, 20161 min read


Nutrition, my background!!
I started Grandpa Ray Outdoors to raise money for youth hunters education and disabled youth hunts after seeing so much miss information...

John O'Brion
Mar 4, 20162 min read


Deer Mineral 202
I have made some deer mineral posts recently and here is also some more things to consider. Many deer minerals on the market contain too...

John O'Brion
Feb 29, 20163 min read


healthy soil, healthy rumen?
As a nutritionist, I realize the relationship and similarities between healthy soil and a healthy rumen in ruminants, which deer are. The...

John O'Brion
Feb 26, 20161 min read


What yield does your soil support?
Today, during a meeting with a company that I will be testing their new technologies, this headline topic came up. As a nutritionist, I...

John O'Brion
Feb 24, 20162 min read


The most important thing to work on is your soil...
Whether I am reading posts in food plot forums or when people approach me at seminars or at a show, the most common question I hear or...

John O'Brion
Feb 22, 20162 min read


Corn....what most don't consider
I was out looking at some property yesterday and the topic of corn came up. Whether you have high deer densities and not enough feed for...

John O'Brion
Feb 18, 20161 min read


Genetics Play a Large Part In Finding The Best Brassicas for Deer
So many people think there isn't much difference in finding the best brassicas for deer when it comes to general seed selection. Here is...

John O'Brion
Feb 15, 20161 min read


How to Find the Best Food to Plant for Deer
Finding the best high quality food plot seed for deer starts where your current supplier purchases it. Grandpa Ray Outdoors is part of...

John O'Brion
Jan 29, 20161 min read
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