Saving Fuel on the Farm by Making Hay

Farmers near me have been doing this for as long as I can remember. BUT, most of them are just growing enough corn for their cows and the local population - not really to sell on a scale like the Midwest. Hay is the real cash crop around here anyway.

Its nothing new here in North Dakota either. Its a common farming practice I have seen all my life and am familiar with as well.

An alfalfa and prairie grass mix also has a good ground nutrient replenishment abilities plus has a high resale value in the right markets plus is easy to transport and store for later resale to people who raise other livestock besides cattle.

Still amazes me that it takes these "educated and learned" experts 30 - 50 years to figure out what the average 8th grade educated "farmer Fred" knew and understood since he was old enough to dress himself and tie his own shoes.

These 'problems' didn't really exist until corporate controlled mega-farms and farmers started running things. They produce very high yields in the beginning but continue to spend ever more for subsequent yields.

Even alfalfa will deplete the soil if that is all that is grown.

My great-grandfather, a dairy and alfalfa farmer, taught me that when I was 5.

Proof that everything you need to know, you learned in Kindergarten.