Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later?

Posted by Jason S. on July 16, 2016 at 14:29:19 from (198.223.204.146):

A few years ago it turned off really dry here. All the fields turned brown. The next year 3 of my fields came back as normal but two of them didn't. The following year...and even to this day they haven't done very good at all. The soil is still hard as a rock to this day and both fields that will not grow good anymore are hills. Is it possible that the ground got so hard that the water tends to run off rather than soak in? I've had other guys around here tell me they have fields doing the same thing. You can fertilize and all that and it makes no difference! I can't rip the fields because there is a lot of rocks in the ground. I had thought about sowing rye in the fall because I hoped it's long roots would help break the soil up. Anyone else ever have a similar situation? Any advice? Thank you for your help

Replies:

• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? jacksun65 17:32:50 07/17/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? Traditional Farmer 01:25:26 07/17/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? 01gentdc 20:06:23 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? Texasmark1 19:03:19 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? tomNE 18:58:10 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later fixerupper 17:42:15 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? JMS/.MN 17:22:09 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later Tx Jim 15:35:38 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later Jason S. 15:22:36 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? RBoots 15:13:50 07/16/16 (0)
• Re: Can a drought keep fields from producing hay years later? gene bender 14:52:41 07/16/16 (0)

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