glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
If its a backload its free
Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
Punch
Member
- Location
- Warwickshire
In 2nd year should only top between 1st March & 15th May for blackgrass.
I was wondering if with agronomist advice of heading blackgrass another toping at the end of June would be permitted? Maybe require a derogation from RPA?
15th May is about the earliest you’d want to top it. Do it just before viable seed, then it doesn’t produce much seed heads after!
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Flail it down to ground 15th of May then take a cut of new growth after 15th August don’t mow to the soil
- Location
- Devon
A lot of fodder unsold in local Stags online sale.
Some round hay at £24, lot not sold.
I bought 100 bales (4' round) haylage for £16.
Pit silage and Maize silage unsold.
Many lots with only very low bids, so demand really not there.
Some round hay at £24, lot not sold.
I bought 100 bales (4' round) haylage for £16.
Pit silage and Maize silage unsold.
Many lots with only very low bids, so demand really not there.
- Location
- Devon
Barley straw @ £148 (inc local delivery)
Wheat straw @ £128
Wheat straw @ £128
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Grass must be shifting down your way I have been down Doncaster today gathering Hoggs up and it’s growing under their feet shame to bring them off tbh
So much fousty hay about though , bought some decent hay today for a hundred , not great but a margin in it just
- Location
- Hereford
Tried getting a derogation but wasn't permitted
- Location
- South Devon
Did you go and see any of it, if so what was quality like?
- Location
- somerset
on the old CSS scheme, had a huge problem with thistles in a field, rung for a derogation to spray it. Chap came out, agreed with me, 50% thistles.
l could top them, yes, been doing that several times a year, oh.
l could use a weed wiper, no, unevenness of the field, made that unlikely to be successful, oh
spot spray, pee off, 8 acres.
and so forth, in the end l drove off, and left him in the field, then thought about it, so went back, and suggested he got his 'boss' to talk to me, he didn't like that, so agreed a derogation.
letter duly arrived, stating l could only spray, the 50% of the field, infested with thistles, this was after he had agreed the whole field was infested
whole field duly sprayed with forefront, job sorted, and notified them l had only sprayed the half infested with thistles.
and that is the calibre of the people who oversee the schemes, few years ago now, had some good laughs over it, but that chap, is probably quite high up now, and probably devising the SFI schemes ..................................................
- Location
- Devon
Afraid not.
Only buying for sucklers so quality was less important than price!
- Location
- East Dartmoor, Devon
Anybody got and idea on value for 4ft round bales of barley straw. Local farmer wants a few bales.
- Location
- Hereford
£25 collected .
£35/bale delivered
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Sounds ok atm
- Location
- Devon
Well I posted a pic of a local dairy farmer who cut grass couple weeks ago.
Too many wooly things here though.
Wheat straw 120x90 x7' made £55 a bale in Hfd yesterday.
Silage bales around the £16 to £20 Mark
Round bale hay either side of £20 .
Round bale wheat straw £27 ish .
Didn't stay till the end of sale though , I only popped my head in for a browse .
Silage bales around the £16 to £20 Mark
Round bale hay either side of £20 .
Round bale wheat straw £27 ish .
Didn't stay till the end of sale though , I only popped my head in for a browse .
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Fodder ain’t dear hardly worth making in fact if it’s reasonable stuff