round bales

To turn a profit from sucklers means spending as little as possible on them while selling a calf once a year that its self has cost the minimum to produce. Obvious isn’t it? So what are the essentials? Spring calving so enough grub to see the through the winter but they probably need to lose...

Hi all, considering getting a wrapper that can do round and square bales. We have started to do squares as well as rounds the last couple of years. Our old Kverneland does a good Job but is sadly only able to do rounds. We have always preferred stationary wrappers and don't want anything like...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullough Producing a cow that can walk long distances and cope with rolling hills is an important breeding goal of an Irish farmer who is now running his own dairy farm in Australia. Originally from Monaghan, Brian Corr was managing two dairy...

Hello all, we currently making around 300 4 foot round bales of hay per year, all sold as horse feed. Once winter set in we started to see some mould on the outside layer of the bale. It’s like a green dusty mould. Once you take off the first layer the bales are really nice but the outside is...

I’ve always done haylage in round bales, but realise they aren’t the best way of moving them any distance. For moving on artic lorries, I assume the best/most efficient way is in quadrants? What length bale is best, both for wrapping and (road) transport? How many can you move in a load? I’ve...

We’ve always grown s barley for wholecrop, but last year‘s efforts were horrendous. Sodding wet spring (after dusty Feb/March), followed on by many weeks of no rain. Barley got sown late, established then gasped for water. None of it managed to get over 12 inches high. This year’s heading the...

As above, never grown it before, just wondering if anyone has any experience of growing it on here.

We applied in December for a Track . CSF Officer visited recently. Received his report and we've been refused. Can't believe it Whole area completely waterlogged. My Landrover stuck for the first time , Can't buy feed in bulk as Lorry cannot get to the Livestock.. Supposed to be starting...

Trying to cheer myself up with thoughts of cows grazing a forage crop in the sunshine. Which varieties are recommended? What is expected DM yield per hectare? Want to graze from first few weeks of July so was thinking to put in late April/early May. Thinking full cultivation to put in as I...

It's a 10'6 x 6'6 flatbed with headboard, had a new wooden floor about 3 years ago. The previous owner claimed it was one of the first Ifor Williams ever made but there's no plate or stamp or anything so I don't know if that's true, it's just got a green frame that looks hand painted. Tyres are...

Evening, Does anyone have any experience of the Kubota M6 002 range? Looking for a loader tractor which will undertake yard loader duties, mow, spread fert, slurry, mow and cart a lot of round bales. Essentially an all rounder. Just had a 132 on demo and it's a nice enough tractor. Might just...

I have a log boiler which I am tempted to replace, no rhi. I note people rating linseed straw to burn, does anyone have experience of baling smaller round bales of the stuff? Richard.

We don’t use a huge amount of straw. Maybe 40 tons a season. For large calf pens. (7) calving pad and colostrum group. Would the savings in straw usage given the ever rising price warrant the dust and cost of some Sort of straw chopper/shredder? all but one pen would be easy access.

Bit hazy about how it was left at the end of the series, but I remember wondering how it was going to add up buying the farm as well as starting the dairy and building the processing unit. But wow, that's a slick bit of work :(...

Hi All. My name is Jordan Taylor, 29, Based near Market Drayton. I am self-employed with a wide range of experience looking for some good contacts for work throughout the year. I have my PA1, Loader, counterbalance forklift, MIG Welding and drone certificates with plans to gain First Aid and...

If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

This year the straw I’ve been supplied is chopped, how this straw compares as bedding to non chopped: Negative: 1. Cattle are mucky after 24hrs, to keep them in the same condition as non chopped straw would need double the round bales. 2. It’s probably due to to a wetter year and how the wind...

Mulling things over … now I love farming ( mostly) and as some of you know, I’ve said it’s all I ever wanted to do . But times are changing and with the weather on top of poor ground plus my age and aches and pains, I’ve been wondering if it’s time to say enough Part of me feels guilty as if I...

one of these .. replace something like this?

I have 100 round bales of moderate quality hay for sale located in North Norfolk. I can be contacted on 07785 352730 and would be pleased to discuss