Sounds like your biologist doesn't know as much as he should.Not all food plots sre fall winter food? Small plot has some great info.I would do a mix of CRP grass-little,big blue stem and some indian grass and put your food plots in where the crp will help draw the deer to your plots. I dont think you can ever go wrong having a food plot or 2..just my 2 cents
Bingo!!!
At one place we have 160 acres of bluestem: We have some of the best grass in OK; so do our neighbors. In a situation like this, game plots and good cover bring the deer and turkeys to your place.