Posted by picassomcp on May 19, 2014 at 12:23:53 from (50.124.216.146):
I have about 20 acres of upland hay ground that I have been making the hay off of for 2 years now. I have not put any fertilizer down or done any spraying for weeds. There is still some clover in the mix, no alfalfa, dandelions and alot of medium to coarse grass. I am considering plowing this under. Hay is my preferred crop as I have done good selling it the past few years, I have all the equipment for it and it just works good with my schedule. If I plow this up, would it be silly to replant to hay? I would plant a clover type mix (horse hay). Or could I spray something that would kill off the weeds and then fertilize what is left? I did sow some red clover on the snow late this winter.
I met with the local Soil Co-op just this morning and ordered soil tests that will be done when things dry up a bit. I'm looking forward to the test results, but once I have the results, I will need to know what I want to do with the field. I'd prefer hay of some sort, should I plow and start over, should I spray for weeds then fertilize? or should I plant a different crop altogether? Planting a different crop means buying more equipment or hiring work done, bear that in mind.
I guess my general question here is, given the above info, how would you recommend I proceed to restore my hay fields for long term hay production here in Central MN?
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