Seeding Rate of Different Alfalfa Seed Lots
Dan Undersander
Forage Agronomist
University of Wisconsin
Many farmers neglect to calibrate their alfalfa seeder as they begin seeding in the spring. In doing so they are failing to take into account differences in seed size and may be seeding at higher rates than necessary. With good alfalfa seed costing $7 to $12 per pound this can be a pricey mistake.
Over several years Gary Vondracheck collected information on seeding rates of different
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