Tuesday

July 28, 2015

Deep ripping & cultivating in preparation for lucerne (alfalfa) sowing.

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  1. This is a nice blog - this is my first time here. I really like the light on the tractor - its so warm.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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    1. Welcome Stewart. It is so lovely to have you drop by.

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  2. Early morning or the end of the day? Glorious light whichever it is.

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    1. End of the day! It is always a beautiful time of day to be out.

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  3. It looks like the golden hour! Good luck with the planting.

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  4. What a grand shot of a posh bit of machinery.

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    1. Thanks Adrian. In the right light, anything can look good!!

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  5. You took this at the perfect moment- love the sunlight.

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  6. I love the atmosphere here...beautiful time of day!

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  7. They've all said it for me! Very nice,

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  8. So you sow it each year? Here and in my home state of Wyoming, it was a perennial crop, but had to be reseeded every few years. We always seeded it with oats. Interested in knowing how it done down your way!

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    1. No we don't sow it each year. Once the alfalfa is sown it grows for 5 years, we then put in a rotational break crop for 2 years before re-sowing back to the alfalfa. We don't sow it as a pasture mix or forage mix but rather pure alfalfa to make high quality hay & silage to supply mainly into chaff mills and dairy farms.

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  9. We used to grow a lot of lucerne in the good old Rhodesian days for the horse. Lovely shot as always Diane

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