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What is your preferred tool to plant alfalfa with,
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Haystax
Posted 9/5/2013 21:03 (#3310290 - in reply to #3310199)
Subject: RE: What is your preferred tool to plant alfalfa with,


DV, NV
dairyman78 - 9/5/2013 06:34

Grain Plains drill. It has a separate alfalfa seeder that drops it in front of the press wheels. For the first time this summer I seeded alfalfa and run it through the big box which put's it between the disc and the press wheels do the closing. I had one of the best stands ever and wondered why I used the separate seeder for about 12 years. This way I can adjust my seed depth. We used to have Brillion but always had problems getting a stand on light soils. We seed 15 lbs per acre.


Just bought a 1500 to replace our old Case 5300. Lately, I've been a fan of using the big box and controlling the depth and placement a little more than just dribbling it out from the small box in front of the press wheel. A lot depends on soil moisture and ground prep. If its dry and powdered up a Brillion is hard to beat. We are a little late but planted 60 acres today. Was too slow beating the monsoon a couple weeks ago so we'll see if we get lucky with the frost this fall. Sure did a nice job compared to the dust it in a hope method we usually have under wheel lines.

Neighbor has had good luck lately with his Valmar fert cart and 40' of schmeiser packers. Gets a LOT done in a day!
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