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what is the best crop after alfalfa
I have only done alfalfa for a few years, this will be my first time taking a 1/4 out of alfalfa (5 yrs). RR ready HarvExtra alfalfa. Wondering the best way to take it out and what crop does best after it.
I would love to be able to spray it and no till into it next spring, don't know it that is possible.
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I had not thought of wheat and have never grown winter wheat, may need to consider that, thanks. What is the latest winter wheat should be ...
MoreI also did the winter wheat rotation. Sprayed mid August after 12+ inches of regrow for ample surface for chemical. Never had RR hybrid bu...
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We usually take 2-3 cuttings off and then kill it with a double rate of ally and no till winter wheat into it in the fall. Usually our best ...
MoreVery true if you have perennials
Hammer it with Dicamba last half September
Perenials start storing sugars deep in the roots in the fall so that is the best time to get a g...
MoreSpring wheat is what we do. You can use multiple modes of broadleaf herbicides to help knock back the alfalfa.
Corn. Make the most use of the nitrogen the alfalfa has put in the ground, no till the corn , no herbicide and side dress 40-50lbs of N. It ...
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I always go no till RR canola after with good luck. But sounds like you have RR alfalfa? That may be trickier!
We spray normally in the spring and then no till corn into it. You’ll have N credits from the alfalfa so corn is typically best. Make sure y...
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