Bill, as you can see by some of the replies you have already gotten, there is no simple answer to your question. There is no way to harvest the same crop on the same fields year after year without eventually mining all the nutrients (p, k, n, and all the minerals) from your soil. Even if you are diligent in your liming and fertilizing, you will still eventually reach a point of dimishing returns. Is there a way for you to incorporate livestock into your operation? Perhaps taking a few fields out of hay production each year to be grazed? Livestock and their ability to harvest a crop and recycle the nutrients back onto the soil could perhaps offer the best alternative to yearly applications of granular fertilizer and lime. Manure and urine offer so many benefits to soil beyond the 3 basic nutrients. Animal manure feeds soil microbes and earthworms, which are immensely beneficial for nutrient uptake. Not to mention, earthworm tailings are ph neutral. Also, as mentioned previously, legumes are a must in helping grass stands to last longer. Nutrient scavenging, deep rooted crops such has ryegrass or radishes could also be drilled into existing stands to help with nutrient replenishment. Just my 2 cents.
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