Posted by K Effective on August 03, 2017 at 10:27:24 from (162.235.236.141):
In Reply to: plowing down grass posted by jude116057 on August 03, 2017 at 04:27:01:
You will regret limiting passes over the field if it is as rough as you indicate- I bale a neighbor's field that was broadcast seeded right after moldboard plowing, it is so rough we cannot stack the wagons to five wide or even six high, as the trailer gets rocking enough to dislodge bales before it is full. He does not want it worked just yet until all that expensive seed is valued...
Soil sample, reduce existing grass to small size as best you can (chop/shred, bale it off, or burn it), disc it to cut the sod, plow it under (pay attention to previous dead furrows to eliminate high/low spots), disc again, then use a drag/harrow extensively to level the field as much as you can. Culti-pack cross-direction then seed it and pray for rain. When available, I like to use a deep ripper in a couple of passes on old grass fields, and chisel plowing works but does not bury as much as moldboard. I have used the rototiller successfully on a level soybean stubble field, but regret not working one end of that field that was chiseled to eliminate combine ruts.
For my cows, I like to seed a pasture mix with alfalfa, clover and grasses- it certainly dries quicker than straight alfalfa, and my beef calves do not need pure protein.
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