Yes, alfalfa will be expensive IF you are gearing up for a multi-year stand for hay production. If you are going to turn it under during the fall or the next spring then you have the cost of seeding, tillage if not no-till, and a small amount of fertilizer. Companies have what they call plow down alfalfa which lacks traits for combating insects and so forth. Good enough just to take up space until fall and produce some nitrogen. I don't do much with hay unfortunately but it has been a long time since I needed to buy big brand alfalfa, red clover, or timothy seed because many guys will combine some acreage for seed. I have never had a problem with germination or foreign material in the seed. The one time I bought some iffy timothy seed the producer let me know he tested the germ at around 85 percent and that is what I observed. With clover the old timers used to say seed before May 15 or after August 15. They claimed the seedling lacked vigor if it got hot after it broke the soil crust. Some soils here are heavy to the point where they are the best legume for a long term stand. Back when a lot of wheat was raised it was normal to get clover as a volunteer crop as the wheat was getting ready for harvest. I kind of miss raising wheat for that reason.
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