Don't know why, but given their propensity to occupy rocky rims for the most part, they are rarely an issue in alfalfa. No one farms in rock strewn terrain here, as most alfalfa pivots are down on flat deep soiled terrain. Now Belding's Ground Squirrels are something else entirely, literally occupying well drained alfalfa fields. If ones soil has a high clay content, there's a shift to gophers.

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Cost about 6 grand to clear a 120 acre pivot of squirrels, and near all agree it's cost effective.

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