Broadcasting wheat on the surface really is a "normal agricultural practice" in my area. It is done and subsequently disced in lightly to cover it, so that one can have a green cover crop in the fields in winter and early spring. In the spring it is killed with glysophate, then planted into, no-till.
The catch, is how quickly do you get back to the field to disc it after broadcasting the wheat. This practice was deemed not to be a normal agricultural practice in GA at least 30 years ago, as far as shooting doves over it goes.
As far as leaving wheat to head out, then mowing it down, this is a normal ag practice. Often a field will not be planted by the owner for a year or two, perhaps because it is marginal land and current prices are low. A wheat cover crop is planted, then left all year as cover.
I'm blessed to live in an area that has lots of peanuts. My son and I will grow about 450 acres this year. Leftovers behind a peanut combine often makes for sporty shooting.
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 05/17/18 07:09 AM. Reason: punct.
