csutton
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Was talking to my neighbor Sunday while burning some brush piles ( finaly able to burn after 2 years of dry weather) and was entertaining the idea of him cutting my place (around 15 acres) in the spring for hay. It usually comes up about 1/4 rye and whatever native stuff. I told him that he could come cut it and take the hay if he wanted it. Now after thinking about it, would it be worth spreading some rye seed out and then cut it for hay? I currently don't have a fence up yet so it wouldn't be used for grazing, so essentially I have to shred it every year anyway. Should I try to lightly disk the field then broadcast seed? or should I just shred down the weeds and then broadcast? I never have messed with rye grass that much, so not sure how well it seeds. Also, when is the best time to spread it? Does it need or take much fertilizer to make a good stand? What is the going rate for seed? The rye that comes up now is I guess some type of wild rye, meaning I didn't plant any. If I was to invest any money in the pasture I wouldn't give away the hay, I would have it baled for myself. Is there anything that can be planted after the rye is baled? I don't want to sprig anything, just use some sort of seed.