Stocker Steve
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I purchased 120 acres from the FSA this week. It is about 2/3 tillable and has not been farmed for 3 years. (FSA foreclosed when it was in corn and refused to rent it because they were planning to sell. FSA was unable to resell until now they did not understand what the actual market value is...) The abandoned corn fields are rough, and about 75% bluegrass/timothy and 25% weeds. Most of the weeds are Canada thistle.
I plan to renovate into alfalfa/white clover/meadow brome & alfalfa/red clover/reed canary mixes but I am concerned about all the weed seed out there. Is there a significant reduction in weed germination with a year of Round up Ready cropping, or should I just seed it down in the spring and plan to do a lot of clipping for the next couple years?
I plan to renovate into alfalfa/white clover/meadow brome & alfalfa/red clover/reed canary mixes but I am concerned about all the weed seed out there. Is there a significant reduction in weed germination with a year of Round up Ready cropping, or should I just seed it down in the spring and plan to do a lot of clipping for the next couple years?