High-energy grain you can shallow-flood in fall for ducks.
Waterfowl plots are grains grown on dry ground, then shallow-flooded (roughly 4–8 inches) in fall to make the seed available to ducks. The crop has to either tolerate wet feet or mature before flooding.
Japanese millet is the workhorse because it handles moisture and matures fast enough for late plantings; corn, grain sorghum, and other millets add high-energy seed. Water control is half the game — plan your flooding before you plant.
Plan your plot
Pick one of the best waterfowl crops and enter your plot size for the exact seed, bags, and lime you need.
Seed needed · Japanese Millet
23lbs
23 lbs/acre · broadcast · 1 acre
Lime estimate
Enter your soil pH to estimate lime. No test yet? A ~$15 soil test is the best first step before you lime or fertilize.
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Best plantings
Japanese Millet, Browntop Millet, White Proso Millet, Corn (field corn), Grain Sorghum / Milo are all solid picks — compare bag sizes and prices online, then size your plot with the calculator below.
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