Looking to plow up a couple acres of old pasture and re seed it. Just looking for the best mixture of seed to put on it. Farm store has pasture mix, I have used it in the past, but not very successful . I see there is a horse pasture mix a the seed dealer but it is really expensive, but maybe the best way to go.
Any suggestions?

In your neck of the woods Becks has a great horse pasture mix but it is pricey. That's what I had at the breeding farm.

Have you done soil testing to know what the soil might be missing or if it has too much of any given element that might cause poor vegetation performance?

pH, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur are the main ones that should be checked. Best to amend the soil prior to plowing so that the seedlings have the best possible medium to in which to establish themselves.

As to seed to purchase, traffic, rotation (of horses on and off) will help you narrow the selection. The only sure thing you want to avoid is normal tall fescue so that you can avoid the endophyte.

Neal

Contact your county extension agency for the best varieties for your area. They have a lot of info available if you will seek it out.

Hard to tell without knowing the kind of seed contents of the two mixes.

Go online to you closest state university most have ag dept. and list all kinds of info for farming and related issues.

Do all your homework on your soil and get it able to feed your seed. Here in NorthWestern Indiana I have used Beck's pasture mix and even though expensive, it is the cheapest in that I get great pastures/hay fields that last years! So, expensive is the cheaper alternative in this case. I vote Becks.

Avoid the fescue especially if you are breeding horses. It's a foal killer.

My soil is in good condition, I will be putting on a little 6-15-40 per soil test. If I can talk my new team into pulling the plow ,I'll try beck. Probably won't get it in as early as I would like ,but we'll try. Thanks everyone