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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 867300" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>Make sure not to rake it when it is too dry and also bale it before it gets over-mature. Also, in your climate you may need a conditioner setup on your mower, non-conditioned afalfa is hard to dry. I just baled a farm of one month over due 3rd cut and it looks bad, alot of the stems were defoliated just from being so over-mature so then I had to be extra careful how I handled it afterwards just to retain what little leaves I had afterwards. Was counting on this farm going to my standardbred customers but not sure if it will pass the grade. Alot of other crops hold the maturity better and are less pest resistant but are not as productive and nutritious as alfalfa. Alfalfa can be a hard crop to be profitable on so make sure you are going to get paid well for it. Alfalfa takes higher inputs then most other hay crops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 867300, member: 3046"] Make sure not to rake it when it is too dry and also bale it before it gets over-mature. Also, in your climate you may need a conditioner setup on your mower, non-conditioned afalfa is hard to dry. I just baled a farm of one month over due 3rd cut and it looks bad, alot of the stems were defoliated just from being so over-mature so then I had to be extra careful how I handled it afterwards just to retain what little leaves I had afterwards. Was counting on this farm going to my standardbred customers but not sure if it will pass the grade. Alot of other crops hold the maturity better and are less pest resistant but are not as productive and nutritious as alfalfa. Alfalfa can be a hard crop to be profitable on so make sure you are going to get paid well for it. Alfalfa takes higher inputs then most other hay crops. [/QUOTE]
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