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When milk prices are low, dairy producers begin to look for ways to reduce the direct input expenses of growing alfalfa. One option that growers have is to purchase lower cost alfalfa seed. Alfalfa seed of modern varieties can cost over $4.00 per pound, while older varieties can be purchased for $2.00 per pound or less.
To take a closer look at the issue of alfalfa seeding rates, letâs start at the beginning with the seed itself. One of my references indicates that there are 199,000 alfalfa seeds per pound. If that one pound was evenly spread over one acre (43,560 ft.2), there would be in the neighborhood of five seeds per square foot.