thats another thing i wondered about.(here) they say not to plow.their theory being that you bury weed seeds,and when they come back in spring since your alfalfa is so young and tender its very hard to do much to control weeds,as most things would damage it too much.of course we dont plant it in spring.so if you were able to plow now,leave it over winter and then give ground a real light disking in spring before planting to kill young weeds then you might be ok.but it may be worth your time to talk to someone around you,problem the way i understand it is if you get weeds in a young stand theres not a whole lot of weed control options that wont hurt it.i'm not a big alfalfa grower, but i was thinking of putting in about 20 acres for the wildlife.if we dont get any rain soon it will be a waste of money to plant anything though.
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