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Visited his place last winter. Lots of good information. Thanks for the link.

Not sure what you have been reading. Acres maybe? From a sustainable/organic view mineralizing would involve the addition of the micro nutrients to your field. Most of us try to apply most of the elements to our fields/pastures via various rock powders. The idea being that healthy soil makes...

Thanks for the info. Just came back from the Texas Conference On Organic Production Systems (TCOOPS). Guessing over 500 people attended. Which would be the largest thus far. Joel Salatin was a big draw.His presentation "Everything I want to do is illegal" was right on the mark. Met a lot of...

I have not used herbicides in over 20 years, so I've lost track of the per acre cost. A link in a previous post mentions 45.00 per acre to fight off the pigweed. I bet that cost would reappear every year. And increase with time. Cost of amending the soil would decrease with time. Here is the rub...

You have convinced me. I want the book you learned all this from. Do you mind telling us?[/quote/ There are several out there. One I use the most- "Weeds and Why They Grow" by Jay L. McCaman. The book is printed by the author,116 pages, $25.00 ppd. Jay L. McCaman Box 22 Sand Lake, Mi. 49343

Weeds are an indicator of soil health. It amazes me how fast nature can adjust to our arsenal. Round up ready pigweed has been around awhile now. There are other round up ready weeds out there as well. We'll hear more about them in the future. Unfortunately we have turned our farms into...

Inoculants were developed in the late 1800's. Did not work well. Were further developed and basically perfected in the early 1900's. They are worth using. I use old coke as a sticker, it takes very little. The added sugar will also help feed the soil microbes. Check your prices. I paid 90.00 per...

I would consider fencing the pond. Pumping all the water from the pond to the paddock. Improves water quality and cattle health.

There were basically two different types of prairies, Tallgrass prairies and Shortgrass prairies. Dependent on rainfall amounts. I believe Colorado would fall into the Shortgrass type prairie. Some grasses would include the grama grass family and buffalo grass. The Tallgrass prairie types would...

As has been suggested. I would use it as standing hay after first frost. Don't over graze it. Leave stubble. Remember the Canada Wildrye has started growing. Manage the field with that in mind. They will over graze the Wildrye. If you must mow, wait for first frost.

Growing conditions in S.Texas are different than N.Texas. In N.Texas rye grass and certain clovers will set your Bermuda hay crop back. I would not seed rye grass into my hay field. Crimson is finished by May. Which does not set your first cutting back. I would ask my fertilizer dealer why he...

I've always hated burning wood piles. Always thought it was a waste. I would use the remaining ashes from the burned wood piles on my fields, its high in K. I try to run as much tree trash though the wood chipper as possible. Have some willow trees that got away from me. To big for the chipper...

I graze it after first frost. It doesn't break down as fast as Bermuda grass.

If I saw that grass in Texas- I would say it was Purple top-(Tridens flavus). Warm season grass. Good grazing for cattle. Some may mistake it for johnson grass. The Purple Top leaf does not have the white vein going through it like the johnson grass.

All good posts. I would add- Raise goats for money, cattle for respect. I like the native grasses. Feel they get the short end of the stick most of the time. Bet it has something to do with money. Like how we can get yours. With that said. The natives require management. If the only fence you...

Thinking outside of the box. Here is interesting news- "French scientists have shown that you can record the frequency of a molecule, play it to another molecule and the signal itself can take the place of chemicals in initiating biological processes." Read it again. Give it some thought. You...

The hay could be very good. Illinois Bundle Flower is very high in protein. You could increase production by adding another native grass, such as Indian grass. As far as P and K. Think outside the box for a moment. Biological Transmutation. Microbes can change sodium to K. P can increase in...

Its called solar sterilization. You are cooking the soil. I've never used it on rhizomes. But I would think a rhizome would cook as well as anything else. Give it a try and report back.

That is a practice mentioned in one of the oldest agricultural books in existence. Few of us feel we can follow the recommendation. I have been giving it a thought though. My future plan is to give a piece of land a rest every seven. Now to get the courage to do it.

Jogeephus- You are on the track that most will need to follow. I hope no one goes off next year and tries "no fertilizer". It will be a failure, guaranteed. The hay ground I was talking about is native prairie. Quality? I don't know. Some of his best customers are horse people from Florida. They...