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Topic: Favorite brand of Alfafa

Posted By: HD6GTOM
Subject: Favorite brand of Alfafa
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 9:55pm

Mom is afraid they are not gonna renew her CRP next year. FSA off says they will at this time, but are unsure about next year. Price for new ground going in is far less than she is receiving now. She wants me to get a price on seed. Between 160 and 200 acres. It's been in CRP for years. PH is good. I have used Pioneer, Northrup King, F/S, and generic. Was not real happy with Pioneer or Generic stuff. Location is South Central Iowa. Thanks Guys.

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Posted By: SLee(IA)
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:44pm

We have had good luck with Cropland alfalfa. We get it from our co-op.

Steve

Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 9:47am

I used “Producer Choice”and still like “WL” here in south central PA. I know PC will be changing names, they were bought.

Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 9:50am

My father always said to watch what the black hats in the area are planting. Seems they stay up on the best available varieties.

Posted By: modirt
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 1:00pm

What is your market for 200 acres of alfalfa and how do you plan to harvest it?

Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 1:31pm

Black Hats?

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Posted By: festus51
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 6:13pm

Mennonites Omish

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Posted By: festus51
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 6:14pm

We have had a flock move here from New York.

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Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 8:15pm

Yes, they are a tighter community and work together better. I have to ask if you have the capacity to process 5 cuttings of 200 acre alfalfa as well. It takes a lot of input— fertilizer, equipment, storage, manpower etc.... it is my favorite crop though!!!

Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 8:32pm

If it’s been many years laying fallow, you have a heck of a time returning to alfalfa the first year wouldn’t you? I would think the first year out of crp, would do corn?

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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 8:40pm

We get 3 cuttings of alalfa here. It is no problem for me to run 160-200 acres of hay. At least 3 feed lots within a few miles of her farm. One of them might chop part of 1st and 3rd cutting. Thank you for the replies. She has spoken to the MFA about burn down and neighbor has offered to power drill the seed in. It works for him. This will be all in 1 field.

Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 12:09am

you might kill the existing crop with a burn down chemical, but them plants been dropping seeds for past 10 years or so and they are gonna grow too. brome took over our CRP several times, the stockholders didn't renew the contract this past yer and after burn down and a crop planted, the brome took it over again. was not a RR seed used for the crop, what a mess! and not much yield. i would use any RR alfalfa seed, it's usually about $300. a bag average.

Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 6:24pm

Good idea, thanks shameless. If they turn her down on re-entering her farm, I think we will burn it down and get the guy with the power drill to put the seeding in. He's the guy that cuts and seeds most of the CRP ground in her county. MFA has the farm mapped so they will most likely do the burn down. I hope they re-enter it.