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Hell yesBloody miracle valley that is
Some bloody good farmers here too(excluding myself)
Hell yesBloody miracle valley that is
Hell yes
Some bloody good farmers here too(excluding myself)
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.Fields I cut 20 days ago are still a bare white stubble and what I cut off them will be getting fed out within a fortnight unless we get serious rain soon.
Small cows or big covers ?
What an excellent case study.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Effluent already?
Just a bit of rain water from Saturday nightEffluent already?
How many acres of 1st.cut have you made? That's a decent clamp ful.
What an excellent case study.
You have too much time on your hands.
I want a robot too.
How many acres of 1st.cut have you made? That's a decent clamp ful.
Young cattle and big covers. Trying my hand at being trendy mob grazing or just a couple of weeks late.Small cows or big covers ?
All self feed through winter? How many cows at that clamp?That’s only halfway down the pit, just over 300 acres in there with 500 ton of grains in the middle of it
That's no good for self feedAll self feed through winter? How many cows at that clamp?
We’re having a week off in your neck of the woods next week so bound to be wetForecast heavy rain at 6am this morning it never came,forecast heavy rain for 3pm it never came,funny because yesterday’s forecast said no rain till Saturday.
I decided to risk it,kids off next week,so under the feet,not ideal.