yes do it every spring, this breaks/splits the crowns of alfalfa and of crested wheat grass we use here in our hay fields, this stimulates growth and spreading,, little known fact is if you plow alfalfa with a moldboard plow the crowns that are buried with regrow another plant along with the original root regrowing,, you have to plow 4-6 deep to do this as if you only go a few inches it will kill the crown root,, but still seldom affects the tap root regrowth,, this is why most who want to get rid of it completely spray it to kill it,, the S-tine unit in the above pic work well for this app,, I use a double heavy chain harrow and work my fields several directions and only do severe tillage every 5 to 10 years as it works well for my area and does not make them as rough and pull out as much grass
This also tears out a bad invasive grass that showed up here about 10 years ago,, bulbous blue grass Horrible stuff for us here that is what is in my hand in the one shot is the new growth of it
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