Test your soil at least 12 months ahead of seeding, and add lime to bring the pH to 6.5 or above. Phosphate and potash can be applied just before seeding. Seed in early spring just after soil frost melts. Check no-till fields weekly. Control insects and weeds.
Harsh management lets weeds invade alfalfa stands.
A strip of alfalfa daily can raise rebreeding rates. Ky. Hatfield no-tilled his first stand of Alfagraze in 1992. They give more milk. Weaning weights are higher. Grazing instead of baling hay cuts machinery and labor costs.