Swallow some pride and get a contractor or neighbour to help do it all on Wednesday
Silage Season 2018
- Thread starter Bald Rick
- Start date
- Location
- Northumberland
Was it only March when the consultants were all advising taking 5 cuts ?
Did they have a plan "B"
Did they have a plan "B"
'kin hell, we were aiming for 6 and will be lucky to do 4. Not even a hint of a drizzle in the forecast for next 14 days (& to think I never really believe the forecasts when we want to cut
) Beginning to seriously think of umbilicalling pond water to some silage ground - probably wouldnt get away with it from the river with my recent luck
Very few consultants can beat the weather!!
One of our neighbours reckons that if an 'expert' tells him to do something, he'd be better off doing the opposite!
Kingofgrass
Member
Spent a week putting water on with the umbilical here,it has made a difference but whether it’s cost effective is another question I was doing about 4/5acre an hour,cows just working there way round the silage fields now.looks like we will b down to 4cuts this year already got my name on some extra maize'kin hell, we were aiming for 6 and will be lucky to do 4. Not even a hint of a drizzle in the forecast for next 14 days (& to think I never really believe the forecasts when we want to cut
Beginning to seriously think of umbilicalling pond water to some silage ground - probably wouldnt get away with it from the river with my recent luck
You need to chop that sower in for a 24m one. Cover the place in half a day..
Bogeyman
Member
- Location
- North Antrim
Better move over to Bann valley mid week as we’re only forecast wee bit cloudy , like what today is.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
I can sow urea at 15 and CAN at 18m. If I get a big heavy sower, then I need to get big wheels too for the spring. Wouldn't be struck on that.
simmy_bull
Member
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Would it heck!! Have you seen the appetite of a welger baler?
Just drive at an appropriate speed.
Mr Jones
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- Location
- Llancwmbwlchrhydyfoncenfach
Have you started feeding your first cut yet HC? Zero grass here, so they are having 2 bales of hay at night, and roaming silage fields in the day.
Sylution
Member
- Location
- Carmarthenshire
On the 3rd cut now. The fields with heavy peaty soils have yeilded well. Banks and lighter soil land are starting to go backwards. And not much regrowth after grazing now. So i have kept 12 acers of 3rd cut out for grazing. Should keep them going for 10days. Dry cows are grazing standing hay by strip fence. Getting very dry here now. And we are in a wetter area. So I count myself lucky compared to many.
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You've changed your machinery shade of green!
You've changed your machinery shade of green!
Nah, can't be bothered to hire in a wholecrop header & fit corn crackers this year. Got enough going on as it is
Headless chicken
Member
- Location
- West Wales
Not yet. Bought some bales in and feeding what we had left from last year. They’re on restricted grass during the day and silage at night. Full ration from 1st of august. Fed in the field because I knocked my shed down and picked up my concrete and haven’t replaced it yet!
buffalo_soldier
Member
- Location
- cumbria
Your not alone there, doing some modifications here this year and early/unexpected housing is going to be challenging.
Especially when iae dont even return calls
buffalo_soldier
Member
- Location
- cumbria
Given up with them.
