hillrunner
5 year old buck +
I'm curious if any soil experts want to take a stab at recommendations here. My usual MO is to bring the soil test to the coop and put on whatever they load up.
All 4 fields have been pasture, likely ever since wire was strung in this part of the country. I doubt it has seen much fertilizer over the years.
Field #1 and #2 I am looking to convert to alfalfa. There is a program that will pay $290 an acre for alfalfa establishment but I need to keep it in for 5 years. I do not want to deal with alfalfa for 5 years if it's going to be disease prone or if the tonnage will be too low to make it a worthwhile crop.
Field #3 I am planning to put corn in (as a plot, not to harvest) part of it and split the rest in a Brassica/cereal grain rotation. Beans are also possibly part of this plot.
Field#4 will likely be put into a brassica/cereal grain rotation.
All 4 fields have been pasture, likely ever since wire was strung in this part of the country. I doubt it has seen much fertilizer over the years.
Field #1 and #2 I am looking to convert to alfalfa. There is a program that will pay $290 an acre for alfalfa establishment but I need to keep it in for 5 years. I do not want to deal with alfalfa for 5 years if it's going to be disease prone or if the tonnage will be too low to make it a worthwhile crop.
Field #3 I am planning to put corn in (as a plot, not to harvest) part of it and split the rest in a Brassica/cereal grain rotation. Beans are also possibly part of this plot.
Field#4 will likely be put into a brassica/cereal grain rotation.
