Jerry- typical here is to plow it down after the 2nd or 3rd year. Winterkill reduces the stand so much that it"s time to re-seed, if you"re going to maintain a profitable level of crowns per square foot. Dairy needs thick stand. Beyond 3 years the grasses take over and reduce the yield too much. We need protein, and grass doesn"t cut it. (Yes, pun intended!). For decades I ran 120 acres straight alfalfa- never seeded a grass mix- 40 acres new alfalfa seeding each year. Expensive, yeah, especially at $5 a pound, but the packer behind the drill reduced the seeding rate from 15 pounds/acre to about 8-10. Guys that run 5-7+ years? Might be fine with beef cows, but not dairy. Making square foot counts of live alfalfa crowns tells the story.
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