Fertilizing Brome Pasture

big a · Apr 7, 2014

Got about 10 acres of Brome pasture that needs fertilized. New merger with local co-op, and can't get anyone to do soil samples on it. They'll gladly sell me fertilizer though!
No idea when last fertilized, and wondering what would be a good starting rate for NPK?
Well established pasture, sidehill ground in SE Nebraska.
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LAA · Apr 8, 2014

Don"t have any idea about Nebraska but most places it pays to first make sure the PH and soil calcium requirements are right, lime is the cheapest fertilizer and without the proper PH no other fertilizer can do what it is supposed to do. Waters agricultural laboratories are on the internet with complete instructions on taking a soil sample and always fast turn around on samples.

NEKS · Apr 8, 2014

If you want some grass this summer better be getting it on now. I would go with 30-10-0 for now.

Traditional Farmer · Apr 8, 2014

If you want an accurate soil test get in touch with Kinsey Ag Services.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 8, 2014

call your county extension agent. questions of this type are what they are paid to answer. 2: hand sample and check with business like Midwest lab out of omaha

sdc eastern ia · Apr 8, 2014

Ask to borrow the probe. 6" deep at least 12 probes
stay away from gravel roads and the high spots.

Erik Ks farmer · Apr 8, 2014

If you want a good stand 70-30-0.

Lazy WP · Apr 8, 2014

I'm with Erik on this to start, but any extension agent can help you out. From my days of selling fertilizer, the University's results are always in favor of the farmer.

If you are getting as green as we are, you better get it on in a hurry!!

mkirsch · Apr 8, 2014

(quoted from post at 05:39:52 04/08/14) If you want a good stand 70-30-0.

That's great. How about an application rate, lbs per acre?

formenwhogrow · Apr 8, 2014

Any legumes in it? If so I'd do 10-20-20 @ 150
lb/ac now and 150 lb/ac in mid-late summer just
before a rain. If no legumes, just grass, go with
the same rates I just suggested but with the 70-30-
0 that Erik said. Again, just my suggestion. In
the mean time, try and get a soil test done so you
at least know where your PH is.

randallinMo · Apr 8, 2014

The application rate will depend upon the ingredients used to come up with the 70-30-0. They will probably use 18-46-0 to fill the phosphorus requirement. This would take 65 pounds per acre. (This would also provide 11.7 pounds of nitrogen) Then, to get the balance of the nitrogen requirement, "if" they use ammonium nitrate, that would require 171 pounds per acre. So, you would add the 65 pounds (18-46-0) plus 171 pounds of ammonium nitrate (34-0-0) and your total pounds "applied" per acre would be 236 pounds. Clear as mud?

GordoSD · Apr 8, 2014

Stop in at your closest ASCS office They will give you some bags for soil samples and the address to send them to

RusselAZ · Apr 9, 2014

If it is the brome grass that I grew up with in north central Kansas the best thing you can do is rip it up with the chisels about 18 inches apart then roll it back down. Break up the roots and get it so the rain will get into the soil. In SE Nebraska you should get enough nitrogen from the rain. Just check the PH.

sixtyninegmc · Apr 9, 2014

(quoted from post at 22:12:12 04/08/14) If it is the brome grass that I grew up with in north central Kansas the best thing you can do is rip it up with the chisels about 18 inches apart then roll it back down. Break up the roots and get it so the rain will get into the soil. In SE Nebraska you should get enough nitrogen from the rain. Just check the PH.

nough nitrogen from the rain?! All I grow is brome hay, and boy I could sure use some of your kind of rain! Around here rain is just hydrogen and oxygen.....

big a · Apr 14, 2014

No rain to speak of here, so no nitrogen from it either way.
Put on 70-30-0 available, based of suggestions here, and from some neighbors.
Now to pray for some rain. Got about .20" over the weekend, mostly in snow form.
Thanks for the advice.

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