Broadcasting vs. Drilling Ryegrass

This is the time of year for producers to be thinking about planting their ryegrass. There are lots of methods to plant ryegrass you just have to decide on which is the best for you. a lot of people just break the entire pasture up and drill or broadcast the seed. The main down fall to this method is you mess up the grass that is already established for summer grazing. you can also just broadcast or drill with no disking at all and keep your summer grass. My favorite method is to turn your disc blades straight and disc the pasture, then broadcast the seed. with this method you will get a stand a little earlier than with no tillage and you do not cut the roots on your summer grass. I also like to mix a little wheat and oats in with my grass that way i can put cattle on it a little earlier.