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| Hope you get more replies than just mine, but just sharing an experience I had.
So I drilled green into fall seeded c. rye on a 2 acre pollinator plot that had previously been in corn in that mid to late May timeframe. I made sure to get permission first from the NRCS before doing, as guessing not too many had previously tried it, lol.
By mid May, the c. rye was tall, and just the no-till drilling effect reduced it some, then I later mowed off most of the rest after the seeding was mostly emerged. The competitiveness of little bluestem, and things like purple coneflower, etc. wouldn't be as strong as a pasture mix, but it still turned out good with much less weed pressure than I think I would have had with a tillage approach. The plot still had a little volunteer c. rye for a year or 2 after drilling, but in your situation the cattle wouldn't mind that, and you likely wouldn't have any of that if you baled the rye.
I think you could have success with either route you proposed, just sharing my limited experience with the pollinator plot drilled green. Have more recently drilled into green c. rye with RR alfalfa in late spring, with good results. | |
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Cover crop rye to pasture and replace for harvest to pasture
