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Martyn

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Location
South west
What price is that an acre? Looks a good feed.
We usually run short of good grub this time of year, and the cows usually get fed up of the same paddocks so a few fresh feeds are very grateful. This year a bit different, lots of grass about, have autumn born calves on it but they arnt doing, I'm thinking of swopping them around with some older beef, cows going dry so heading for big third cut.
 
Location
Cornwall
We usually run short of good grub this time of year, and the cows usually get fed up of the same paddocks so a few fresh feeds are very grateful. This year a bit different, lots of grass about, have autumn born calves on it but they arnt doing, I'm thinking of swopping them around with some older beef, cows going dry so heading for big third cut.

At the moment grass has slowed up here.
 

Martyn

Member
Location
South west
At the moment grass has slowed up here.
We had a lot of rain here last week, slurry/dirty water om 2nd cut long washed in, clovers are looking strong, couple off feilds like white carpets.
I was expecting to have to sell some tb stores as carrying a lot more stock than previous but I think we will be fine, am still learning how much we can grow organic.
 

In the pit

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembrokeshire
Field grazed off
Silage fields to come off
Next grazing paddock
Wagyu bull with nowhere to go and nothing to do
 

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crashbox

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Livestock Farmer
Lots of good examples of feeding silage bales / clamp silage in thin lines on the platform, does anyone do it with maize silage?

Always struggle with growing grass here, maize is THE crop for dry areas...
 

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