Mixedupfarmer
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- Location
- Norfolk
When were they born?
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
April.
Thats what I planned to do if needs be, but though we didn't buy any fert so far there is no need to reduce numbers as made plenty of silage there is plenty of grass, we have been cutting some of the bits we normally put the sheep on as we can't get them round fast enough, its been a really grassy year here so far I know that could all change but it would have to change a lot for us to have to worry about feed or de-stocking before the end of next winter.
Thats why I was surprised when @gone up the hill was talking of drought and lack of grass just down the road in Devon
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Barely had any rain this year here cutting silage today as its started burning off , probably be 3rd of normal.
- Location
- West Wales
A lot of grass being cut currently which is less than 3-4 bales/acre as it’s shrinking and going backwards. Getting electric fencing stakes out the other day was hard work and I’ve got 400 posts to put back in but I’ve got to wait until rain as I can’t get them in. I was in a field yesterday where the wet part of the field would be near 8 bales/acre yet the other half is less than half a bale/acre.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
We have been burnt off alot worse in the past but never known it so dry if july is hot …. Omg
- Location
- North of Perth
Think I was somewhere around 13/14 bales/acre yesterday.an sheep were on them till start of may.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I have 50 acre im
Not cutting as will be a waste of time , driest i have ever known it .
Similar here, heavier land but had sheep on until mid May. Not looking like big yields.
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Got offered 150 bales of silage yesterday at little over cost.
It wasnt the original plan but I might just say yes.
- Location
- North of Perth
Will you have enough for winter?
where abouts are you ?
we haven't had loads of rain but it seems to have come the right times, on about getting some over the nest couple days
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Too late grazed for big yields. They hurt it after start of may especially if it comes dry
Most of ours would have been rested since the turn of the year although a few bits we have cut would have been grazed in april.
Nart wrong with late grazing but if it comes dry you can end up with not a lot.
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
They want to be dear £130 each at least
livestock 1
Member
Don’t give up. I put fert on in that droughty year and it grew for a few weeks and burnt off put some more on on 23rd of August after it rained and cropped it all six weeks later
Yeh and fats £200 but unlikely,
I suspect it’ll be a stand on trade to last year
- Location
- North of Perth
Just above perth.not had heaps of rain but enough to keep things going.were heavy land an a lot of my grass is Timothy based.
livestock 1
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Ewes look a good trade a Scottish fella auctioneering usually buys store hoggs after the turn of the year Alastair Watford? Or something similarI thought both were away (1 on holiday the other honeymoon) anyway Neil will look after you. I was told BW was coming to auctioneer the ewes