Posted by hayray on September 15, 2012 at 04:45:07 from (70.9.190.20):
In Reply to: Maintaning a hay field posted by mosinee dave on September 14, 2012 at 05:45:51:
I have several fields that have not been planted since the 60s'. The oldest one I farm that I planted is about 15 years old. It is now a mix of 25% alfalfa/legumes and the rest grass. I put horse manure on it and lime it every 1/2 dozen years. Getting a lot of manure on a field, liming and early spring late winter no-tilling clovers or trefoils every 5 or 10 years keeps a field going like this forever. Plant new fallow ground, maintane your existing fields. the recommendations often advised are for large scale producers and dairy farmers, economics don't pan out for the average.
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