NuMosa Farms
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Hi all.. I grew up on our family farm, driving tractors and doing whatever task my grandfather said to do...lol. But i never was the one who decided exactly what needed to be done in the fields, i just did as Pop said. Now much later in life, im the one making all of the descisions..lol.i have finally talked my wife into letting me take two acres out front of the house, and turning it into pasture. Im trying to cut down on the amount of hay i buy for our goats, plus we plan on getting two Dexter calves this summer.
Up until now, the front two acres have just been the normal landscaping yard grass with mixed weeds. I want to grow a mix of grasses, clovers, alfalfa, mixed pasture type forage, to rotate the goats n cattle on. Yesterday i dropped off my soil sample to the state AG dept, so soon i will know what all i need to add to the soil. Now this is where i could have used my grandfathers advice. I dont know if i should plow, disk, cultivate, or just broadcast my initial seeding. Ive been reading up on " no-till farmimg, and looking at pros n cons of how much i disturb the soil. Quite honestly, im feeling a bit overwhelmed with information.
One other thing to mention, as of right now i do not have a tractor. But that should be changed by the end of march. I am already looking at tractors at this time. So fellas, what advice do you have for establishing my new pasture.
Up until now, the front two acres have just been the normal landscaping yard grass with mixed weeds. I want to grow a mix of grasses, clovers, alfalfa, mixed pasture type forage, to rotate the goats n cattle on. Yesterday i dropped off my soil sample to the state AG dept, so soon i will know what all i need to add to the soil. Now this is where i could have used my grandfathers advice. I dont know if i should plow, disk, cultivate, or just broadcast my initial seeding. Ive been reading up on " no-till farmimg, and looking at pros n cons of how much i disturb the soil. Quite honestly, im feeling a bit overwhelmed with information.
One other thing to mention, as of right now i do not have a tractor. But that should be changed by the end of march. I am already looking at tractors at this time. So fellas, what advice do you have for establishing my new pasture.