What is the typical price per acre for getting someone to seedbed prep for native grass for wildlife? Black dirt, some is bare, some is needing current grass removed, total of 15+ acres.
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Acreage is kinda small, but I'm guessing you need herbicide sprayed first($7/ac plus chemicals), then discing($15/ac)?
This should give you an idea based on your area. On that small an area, probably will have an equipment hauling fee.Last edited by BrianL; 03-04-2020, 09:50 AM.
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Its tough to give you an estimate on seed bed prep. I replanted 90 acres in native grass after root plowing mesquites. The native grass seeds are really small. You do not want to plant on a dirt clod mess. I ran a disc over my pasture 3-4 times and dragged a heavy homemade drag to smooth it out and firm up the seed bed. I planted mine with a brillion seeder.
How are you planning on planting it?
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Its on a 35 ac plot but everything besides the 15 ac stated prior is wooded or creekbed.
The 15 ac I need replanted is an 8 ac field on the front that is a mix of bermuda and Johnson grass, the other is apx 7.5 ac that I just cleared of thick cedars and brush so it is bare right now other than the brush piles to be burned.
I qualified for an EQIP program(USDA) and this is what they come up with.
They recommended a good seed bed and to replant native grass in a February time, probably next Feb. Was hoping to prep it all this year so it will be ready then.
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Originally posted by JTCowpoke View PostIts tough to give you an estimate on seed bed prep. I replanted 90 acres in native grass after root plowing mesquites. The native grass seeds are really small. You do not want to plant on a dirt clod mess. I ran a disc over my pasture 3-4 times and dragged a heavy homemade drag to smooth it out and firm up the seed bed. I planted mine with a brillion seeder.
How are you planning on planting it?
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