Posted by 300jk on May 12, 2019 at 14:12:40 from (172.58.229.99):
We have all hay fields. Stopped growing corn a good while back because dad figured it was easier to buy grain for the animals he wanted to finish. Along with this came not rotationally plowing our fields. We used to rotate corn and hay. All hay now. Dad has had a big farmer no till drill some of our fields with timothy, clover, birdsfoot ect. The fields really don't produce like they used to. We do fertilize some. Not sure what dad puts down to the acre. Haven't limed in a long time. Seems like since he started no till hay production has been decreasing. We used to plow everything disk and replant every 2-4 years. Is this soil too compacted to grow decent hay now ? I know crop rotation is important along with soil tests, but if your growing the same crop in the same spot year after year there is really not a way to amend the soil without plowing, putting down lime and fertilizer that won't wash off the hard soil. Or am I missing something ? Dad likes reseeding this was because of less work and cost he thinks. Thoughts from anyone who has a better handle on this than me ?
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