When to cut new herbal ley?

JCB_JCR

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Livestock Farmer

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Somerset

• Jul 17, 2021

• #21

Rowed up this morning wagon picking up 1st load now.

 

Andyt880

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Livestock Farmer

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Co. Down

• Jul 17, 2021

• #22

Any one know how these herbal lays analyse as silage compared to grass silage cut at similar intervals?

 

holwellcourtfarm

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Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD

• Jul 17, 2021

• #23

steveR said:

Wilt and pick up, or do you spread it first?

I felt I have too much leafy material to even try and make hay...

Feeding out a bit of the first cut HL at present and boy is it nice looking and smelling stuff.

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Once they get over the surprise they can't get enough of it in my experience.

 

JCB_JCR

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Somerset

• Jul 17, 2021

• #24

Got 4.5 wagon loads off 10arces today. Was expecting a couple more loads than this however weather was not drying last cut whereas yesterday and today has been a bit hot! I'd like to think the wagon packs in more DM when grass is dryer.

 

steveR

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Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• Jul 17, 2021

• #25

holwellcourtfarm said:

Once they get over the surprise they can't get enough of it in my experience.

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2nd bale disappearing rather too fast....

 

holwellcourtfarm

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Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD

• Jul 18, 2021

• #26

steveR said:

2nd bale disappearing rather too fast....

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It's like the difference between offering students endless roast beef dinners or endless all you can eat buffet. The offer of variety hugely increases intake.

 

JCB_JCR

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Somerset

• Aug 19, 2021

• #27

Cut it again. Probably should have waited another couple of weeks but wanted to put grass on top of wholecrop without doing the sheets/tyres again. About 1/3 wagon load an acre.