Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Grasses, Pastures & Hay
Alfalfa Establishment and Value Question
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 637410" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>I have had same considerations as far as soil ammendments so went ahead and put clover and birdfoot trefoil on the lower PH sites. Am starting to consider grasses more now that K is so high and N has dropped. My lime prices are still way lower then yours, we are at $4/ton delivered and I have been applying myself using my manure spreader. I have been hearing from other parts of the country about high lime prices. My lime is a by product of the water treatment lime so the guy who has the contract to excavate the treatment pits has to do something with it but the Dolomitic in my area is still low also. Those establishment cost you for alfalfa are still pretty much on target for almost any alfalfa stand. Alot of my alfalfa is sold and then at times I buy cheaper hay in less marketable packages for my cows. Your cost have to be pretty close to $100 per ton on a three year depreciation on the field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 637410, member: 3046"] I have had same considerations as far as soil ammendments so went ahead and put clover and birdfoot trefoil on the lower PH sites. Am starting to consider grasses more now that K is so high and N has dropped. My lime prices are still way lower then yours, we are at $4/ton delivered and I have been applying myself using my manure spreader. I have been hearing from other parts of the country about high lime prices. My lime is a by product of the water treatment lime so the guy who has the contract to excavate the treatment pits has to do something with it but the Dolomitic in my area is still low also. Those establishment cost you for alfalfa are still pretty much on target for almost any alfalfa stand. Alot of my alfalfa is sold and then at times I buy cheaper hay in less marketable packages for my cows. Your cost have to be pretty close to $100 per ton on a three year depreciation on the field. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Grasses, Pastures & Hay
Alfalfa Establishment and Value Question
Top