This is the new alfalfa field. The baby plants are looking GOOD! This field will NOT be harvested this year. The protein in brand-new plants is very high and can damage and even kill animals. Once a killing freeze comes along then all alfalfa is safe for animals to eat.
Next year. One field is plowed under and a new one is seeded to produce the following year.
One field lasts about three, maybe five years depending on the type of seed and weather and water and weeds.
We Do Not use Round-Up ready alfalfa so our crop is managed the old-fashioned way.
Rotation is the key to good farming and strong crops. Terry rotates all his crops, it’s healthy for the soil and for the crop itself.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
After all these years I did not realize that you rotated your alfalfa. I mean, it only makes sense – but crazy me thought they were in the same place… Just glad that alfalfa grows so well on your farm!
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About every three to five years the crops wears out and has to be rotated. That is where the corn comes in. 🙂
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That is going to be a grand field next year!!
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Yes! It’s a large field and a tad hard to water, but —so worth it in the end. 🙂
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I hope those roots grow deep and strong.
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Me too. 🙂
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Rotation sure is the key … so pleased to hear you don’t use round up ready
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No. Shudder. Not us!
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