Exploring the Sustainable Practices of Hay Fields A Path to Harmony

Image of a red mower in a field cutting hay. As you travel the local roads in early summer, you are seeing farmers of all kinds scurrying to make the most of ... composition of a pasture or hayfield. Simply broadcasting seed over the field usually gives poor results. Use a seeder to deposit the seed below the soil ... Deer Creek Seed Co. can help you out! From native grasses and wildflowers to top quality lawn seed we have the landscaping seed you are looking for. Hayfield maintenance continues as we roll our field to push down rocks. Rolling our hayfeild smoothes our field out, making a smoother ride ... When considering establishing a legume/grass hayfield, aim for a field containing around 1/3 grass to 2/3 legume. There are several ... Libbie Johnson and Keith Morgan, Escambia County hay producer, discuss some of the key points to growing, cutting, curing, baling, ... a field where herbaceous plants and especially grasses or legumes (such as timothy or orchard grass or alfalfa) are grown for hay It should be a good year to fertilize those hay fields after the first cutting to boost the quality and quantity of a possible second cutting. Start the grass interseeding process by severely grazing the alfalfa in August. Grazing at a high stock density will usually get the cattle to ... Any ideas on how to manage hay fields? I was thinking of only haying half one year, and then the other half the next. but what would that do to the health of ...