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caseyc

09-20-2005 20:01:03

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well i'm trying something alittle different for my area. i no-tilled alfalfa into soybean stubble today. all the area farmers laughed at me, but the extension office and the seed guys praised me, so we'll see what happens. i used a 750 JD drill. the ground was probably a tad too damp but with rain threatening the rest of the week i didn't want to wait any longer. i was gonna plant yesterday but we got an inch and a half sunday night. i'll keep all you posted..... .....

casey

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Illinois Boy

09-21-2005 10:00:17

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Look at that rig - SHOWOFF!!! : )
All I can do is dream of a drill like that!

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caseyc

09-21-2005 11:44:36

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to Illinois Boy, 09-21-2005 10:00:17

i can only wish i owned a drill like that! it's a local dealers drill that they rent. i don't own a drill at the moment.

casey

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J. Schwiebert

09-22-2005 08:43:18

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-21-2005 11:44:36

Interesting idea. Two people in the neighborhood tried to reseed some alfalfa here in the past few years. They were not too happy with results. Around here it is after wheat and we do it in August. Probably the most common is mix it with liquid fertilizer and spray iton. We had good luck on the last field we sowed. Be intersting how you do. Here it would be on the late side. No till 750 drills are fairly cheap and plentiful around here.

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Farmer in the Dells (WI)

09-21-2005 06:25:25

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Sounds like you might be saving alot of work there. Keep us posted on the process. I have a 15 acre grass piece that is just begging to be replenished and this might be the way to go. I would start with the beans in spring.

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caseyc

09-21-2005 11:54:21

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to Farmer in the Dells (WI) , 09-21-2005 06:25:25

ya i got another ten acres that was pasture for along time. i've just hayed it the last three years but i'm gonna go over it the same way. it's in tuff shape so i'm gonna fertilize the heck out of it and run the no-till over it with some pasture mix set high.

casey

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Farmer in the Dells (WI)

09-21-2005 12:38:37

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-21-2005 11:54:21

Its 15 acres in three pieces. One is all grasses, another is the last of an alfalfa stand, and the third has stood growing wild three or four years. Was thinking of discing it all down once or twice and drilling in alfalfa to see what happens. I know there will be others who would start it a year earlier with other crops but I don"t know if I have the patience.

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Jimmy King

09-21-2005 06:03:07

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

I have a cousin that notilled 18 acres the year before last, it looked like crap last years but this year he took a lot of hay from it in the middle of one of the worst dry years we have ever had.

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jfp

09-21-2005 05:19:35

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Nice rig there. We always plant winter rye grass to control erosion then in the spring we spray it , disc it under and it puts nitrogen back into the soil. But I ain't as far north as you. Don't worry about the ground being too wet , it'll come through.

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Allan in NE

09-21-2005 05:12:03

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Oh Heck Casey,

What were they laughing at?

I don't see a thing wrong with that method if you have the moisture and can outrun ol' Jack Frost.

Thanks fer sharing the picture,

Allan

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Scotmac

09-21-2005 05:01:16

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Let me tell you something....I did a custom seeding job for a neighbor with my 750 and it is the best field of alfalfa for a 50 mile radius. We did exactly what you are doing in early March...11 years ago and it still looks great! The guy has since planted other alfalfa fields, but worked the ground to death getting a seedbed. I think you'll find what you are doing is THE way to go!

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Coloken

09-20-2005 20:47:10

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

Some of these new ideas take a little geting used to, but they do work. Kennyp

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migraine

09-20-2005 20:42:58

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-20-2005 20:01:03

I give you credit for trying this. Saves a lot of fuel and with the warm temps you have been enjoying this last month the soil temp should make that alfalfa jump out of the ground. Plus not having to contend with the spring flush of weeds and good moisture should be able to set good roots before 'ol man winter gets there. Way to go. We did this with winter wheat in Se Iowa a few times and worked out great. Did you add any cover crop or mix with the alfalfa? Migraine

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caseyc

09-21-2005 06:00:59

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to migraine, 09-20-2005 20:42:58

i'm running a mixture of 70% alfalfa, 15% timothy, 10% orchard grass and 5% red clover. my main business is horse hay and that's what my customers wanted so that's what they got. it is plenty warm yet and there is a ton of moisture.

casey

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KRUSS

09-21-2005 06:40:07

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Re: planting alfalfa picture..... in reply to caseyc, 09-21-2005 06:00:59

That is exactly the seeding unit I will use next time I seed alfalfa. Up here in Manitoba it would have to happen in spring or summer, maybe even into August. BTW nobody laughs at you when you use that method here.

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