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Animal

11-22-2007 06:27:23




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Do any of you use these?




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larry h

11-22-2007 15:33:48




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 Re: Pasture renovator in reply to Animal, 11-22-2007 06:27:23  
we use a chain harrow and a powell aerator and can tell a huge difference in production mainly on clay type soils the harrow makes the bigger difference especially with fert prices as they are



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RobMD

11-22-2007 13:32:54




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 Re: Pasture renovator in reply to Animal, 11-22-2007 06:27:23  
I use a disk and then go over it with new seeds and fertilize the day before it rains. Viola, i've got a new pasture.



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oj

11-22-2007 09:10:47




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 Re: Pasture renovator in reply to Animal, 11-22-2007 06:27:23  
I tried an aerway a few years ago, we just did some big strips across some of our pastures, but the next year there was no real noticeable difference (didn't see any the same year either). On the other hand i worked in England years ago and used the same sort of thing, it seamed to make a big difference. I guess it has a lot to do with ground conditions and soil type... We generally just use a harrow bar, although sometimes we rent a set of 'heavy harrow' which work a little deeper into the sod, sure helps with the mole hills, and seams to help getting new plants to establish in the bare patches. The best thing i ever did was during a big fire when we tore up some of the pasture to make a fire break , tore it up with a 36ft deep tiller with 7inch shovels, the grass came back the next year like you would believe, but it was as rough as out there... I've never had the courage to do the entire pasture though, maybe I'll try it again one day. FYI I'm in western Manitoba

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kyhayman

11-22-2007 09:08:31




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 Re: Pasture renovator in reply to Animal, 11-22-2007 06:27:23  
I've observed them around here a whole lot. Never seen anything that shows a significant benefit and a whole lot of things that show some real problems. The ones that actually pull a plug of earth up, if run in the fall to allow water to get in and freeze and do some heaving, maybe. The ones that just spike the soil, all that does is increase compaction, the very thing they are supposed to be decreasing.

Most of the people I have observed using them to try to help a pasture are looking for a way to correct years of less than ideal management. It does make the grass look better, but as to actual yield results, I havent seen that. Soil testing, lime, fertilizer, rennovation with notill legumes and improved grasses would give way more results.

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