lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Hell yesBloody miracle valley that is
Some bloody good farmers here too(excluding myself)
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
Some bloody good farmers here too(excluding myself)
buffalo_soldier
Member
- Location
- cumbria
Hell yes
Some bloody good farmers here too(excluding myself)
Location and good moisture retentive soil.
Could well be a different story all together if that ground was here. I only get away with my way as I'm quite free draining.
But on the rare occasion it stops raining I get short fast.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Ok then. Short case study.
There have been several reasons given for lack of regrowth here. Cold (especially nights) and dry being the main ones, as well as exhausted nitrogen. I contend that maturity of the previous crop is the biggest factor.
Photo 1
Heavy end of a field, which I fertilised for the first time with N & S at beginning of april, due to its flatness and prone to have surface water. This obviously yielded lighter than average when cut 21 days ago today.
Photo 2
Same field, 20m away on lighter soil, fertilised with 2500gl slurry/acre and N & S in mid February. Maturity and yield much further on than photo 1.
Photo 3
You can easily spot the green corner in this aerial photo. Land directly to the right of it is same type, but easier to drain, and so got same very treatment as everything else.
Conclusion
This study does not rule out the role of dryness, but suggests it is not the only factor, given same soil type next door is performing very differently. Temperature ruled out by this comparison, though I expect is holding overall growth of everything back a bit.
Points to maturity, as evidenced by the stubble. Had there been a window to cut a week earlier, regrowth would have better.
I've even read in the college press recently that grass needs to be cut soon as it is approaching heading. It seems even they haven't realised how much further on grass was this year. Also goes to prove there are no free lunches. A big first cut robs grass from the second etc.
There have been several reasons given for lack of regrowth here. Cold (especially nights) and dry being the main ones, as well as exhausted nitrogen. I contend that maturity of the previous crop is the biggest factor.
Photo 1
Heavy end of a field, which I fertilised for the first time with N & S at beginning of april, due to its flatness and prone to have surface water. This obviously yielded lighter than average when cut 21 days ago today.
Photo 2
Same field, 20m away on lighter soil, fertilised with 2500gl slurry/acre and N & S in mid February. Maturity and yield much further on than photo 1.
Photo 3
You can easily spot the green corner in this aerial photo. Land directly to the right of it is same type, but easier to drain, and so got same very treatment as everything else.
Conclusion
This study does not rule out the role of dryness, but suggests it is not the only factor, given same soil type next door is performing very differently. Temperature ruled out by this comparison, though I expect is holding overall growth of everything back a bit.
Points to maturity, as evidenced by the stubble. Had there been a window to cut a week earlier, regrowth would have better.
I've even read in the college press recently that grass needs to be cut soon as it is approaching heading. It seems even they haven't realised how much further on grass was this year. Also goes to prove there are no free lunches. A big first cut robs grass from the second etc.
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the same up here. Have only grown 40 on the platform this week. At least we start drying a few cows off in the next couple of weeks.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Small cows or big covers ?
HasthorpeGrange
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
HasthorpeGrange
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
What an excellent case study.
You have too much time on your hands.
I want a robot too.
Effluent already?
Grassman247
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Some job today in the heat
HasthorpeGrange
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Just a bit of rain water from Saturday night
How many acres of 1st.cut have you made? That's a decent clamp ful.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Grassman247
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That’s only halfway down the pit, just over 300 acres in there with 500 ton of grains in the middle of it
Young cattle and big covers. Trying my hand at being trendy mob grazing or just a couple of weeks late.
Durry cows
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- Location
- Derbyshire
All self feed through winter? How many cows at that clamp?
That's no good for self feed
We’re having a week off in your neck of the woods next week so bound to be wet