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Mowed off 12 acres that too far ahead of the cows here. Started second round a week ago but still keeping rotation length sensible, wet weather has definitely hit early growth rates, wouldn't have taken out silage yet in an ideal world could do with 7 of those acres in the round but needs a...

Looks like your mowing with a proper tractor too.

@Wesley

I would need to send 3 to get to some of those top prices.

How much ground are you talking including your winter crops which are not any good? Not all eggs in one basket and all that.

I know a couple of farms considering it as EA have been round and cubicle shed to parlour area and collecting yard is an issue. They are considering it possibly easier to stick a robot in the cubicle/feed shed than to mess around covering yards especially as the parlours in question are getting on.

If you want quality cut this week, get your slurry and fert on for second cut end of May.

@Happy hillbily i think it will probably go away to an extent once you turn out, but there will be a lag time then plan for next year's cubicle management. I would lime twice a day and well if your beds are not dry, ours are old and sound the same, it pays. Only one other suggestion going...

I do. Aside from the obvious problem that you will nearly always end up putting nutrients where they see not needed, if you actually look at a tanker and think that some people are driving 40 mile round trip to drop off what is basically a small puddle of watery muck it is madness.

Trouble is lots do the sums over every litre rather than the extra marginal litres produced from hauling that feed in. Anything can look OK if you stretch it over enough litres.

Storage won't solve that problem. Too many cows on too few acres, should never be allowed.

It's grass keep, all got to stay as is.

50 acres. 6 fields but would split into 12 paddocks. Old PP but flat and decent ground. How many store lambs could you finish from mid June to 31st October? Obviously depends on weather but rough idea.

East Devon.

Always had ground limestone spread before. Anyone used granulated lime? What are the pro's and cons? I guess it is a more expensive product but surely there is a gain in being able to spread yourself when you want and ease of handling.