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I would suggest getting a forester involved for some ideas. Diversity will be your friend. Both fast and slow growing species in the right places. Don't discount shrubs either, great food and habitat. Are you removing cattle permanently? We use cattle up in our area to set the brome back and...

It all depends on the soil type, but FSA will run the numbers. With CRP being capped at $300/ acre, there is a good chance that is where you will land. That plus the multiple incentives they currently have.

You are correct. If you want trees, you would have to start over with a forester approved plan and seeding. Another option would be to leave the strips of trees out of the contract and enroll the rest of the grassed area back into the program. Another thing to note; if the contract expired in...

Roundup and 24-d will work great. I would try for another just roundup pass in May and then no-till drill it. Been the quickest method of establishment in my experience.

Plowing up remnant prairies for food plots is one of the dumbest things we can do as conservationists/hunters.

I would stray away from the clover as well. Unless you plan on very heavy tillage before you get your pollinator going, the clover can sometimes hinder the establishment of your CRP.

You would need a way to get the broadleaves knocked back. So you could get sunlight down to the establishing grass seedlings. Best bet would be a broadleaf herbicide in season. Never heard of this method being done, but I would thing getting fire through there in year 2 and three would help...

If it was gut 4 will be too soon. I would give 6-8 and go from there.

EQIP offers cost share on cedar removal. Running about $160.11 per acres on areas with greater than %60 canopy cover from cedars. Pays about $495.00 per acre if you are willing to seed natives and burn 2 years after removal. Just stop into your local NRCS field office.

Electric fence rope or poly tape treated with peanut butter periodically. A wet nose/tongue will close that circuit real quick. Have seen it work effectively on large scale vegetable farms. Good luck either way.

August is only 5 months away. I would save it. It would grow pretty good now, but there is a lot of other forage that is becoming readily available for them. Good luck either way!

Well, nothing new, but I am lost and confused.

Prudenterra, Luke Gran. good guy. Knows his forestry .

Find someone with access to LiDAR hillshade. That may answer your question pretty quick.

Prairie management and Prairie planting. Nothing better than a year round food plot that doubles as great habitat. Any reason you chose to go with Cedar?