RE: Mowing my rye?
There should be no need to mow the beans unless you are in a hurry for them to be on the ground. Most soybeans pods will shatter on their own as they become dry. Ask a soybean farmer.
Mowing the rye will not do it any good, but won't harm it either. Trampling the rye down by whatever you mow with (tire tracks) will do the most harm.