Hi all. A couple of questions for those who farm common ground on or around brecon. We are on holiday up here and have been walking today around the national park visitor centre. There was a lot of bracken that had been mowed, some was rowed up and some was bailed.
It all seemed very dry so was surprised that more was not baled or is it a crop that needs to be very dry (dryer than hay) to prevent it warming up in the bale.
What do you use to mow in as I don't think I would want to put my disc mower over the ground with all the rocks and the uneveness. If it a drum do you need to extend the bottom plate to give a cut height of about 3" and avoid hitting the rocks.
And finally who ever mowed it did a great job missing 99% of the gorse but there was some in the cut crop and in the bales do the spikes cause a problem with the cattle when they lay down.
Cheers from a interested farmer.
It all seemed very dry so was surprised that more was not baled or is it a crop that needs to be very dry (dryer than hay) to prevent it warming up in the bale.
What do you use to mow in as I don't think I would want to put my disc mower over the ground with all the rocks and the uneveness. If it a drum do you need to extend the bottom plate to give a cut height of about 3" and avoid hitting the rocks.
And finally who ever mowed it did a great job missing 99% of the gorse but there was some in the cut crop and in the bales do the spikes cause a problem with the cattle when they lay down.
Cheers from a interested farmer.
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