Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
I don't know, I was hoping someone could tell me! It was the changes in urea and water that were most striking.
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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frederick
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- Location
- south west
Wow that's some cracking soil. I struggle to dig more than 3 inches when we hit the flints.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
It is lovely boys ground
Plough and press and straight in with drill
Plough and press and straight in with drill
Plenty of spuds around you.
We rock around on about 6 inches of dirt over shale here.
frederick
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- Location
- south west
Is that currently the top of your wedge
No, we are tb testing this wk so are using easy paddocks to save crossing the cross roads. But we are running low on grass big time and will buffer untill significant rain
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Might be in luck, my forecast has changed and showing a fair drop on Sunday now, fingers crossed
Agreed, showing 21mm now. We had 26mm only 9 days ago, but big day time temps and lack of fert of late have hit GR
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Snap, been very hot here, surprised how quickly its dried out, not really lack of rainfall but more so how quick the moisture in the ground has disappeared!
Will you spread some fert on Saturday in prep? I'm undecided, grass needs fert but also needs rain, pointless chucking fert out without the other!
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
I’m surprised your on a wet farm and your still asking for rain.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
It's the top half I'm needing rain for and all my silage ground and dad's etc, the stuff by the river will be OK for another couple of weeks.
Worst come worst I'll have to feed silage until I get some rain. My qutumns are due to dry off in a couple of weeks so that will ease pressure on the grazing ground as well
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Good job I cut the cake back last weekCan’t believe some of you grazing boys are/considering feeding silage this time of year when you should be utilising cheap grass. Tut tut, shame on you. Think of the cost & work
Just imagine having somthing and not utilising it.Can’t believe some of you grazing boys are/considering feeding silage this time of year when you should be utilising cheap grass. Tut tut, shame on you. Think of the cost & work
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Got a cracking beef shed though. Put a few quids worth of animals through it for little peasant farmers.Just imagine having somthing and not utilising it.
Headless chicken
Member
- Location
- West Wales
With the cost of diesel and what looks like beautiful weather is it worth turning that silage?
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Stunning weather here for the week!
Good question and one I contemplated, decided if it was going in a clamp I wouldn't bother but because I'm baling it if I'm baling less water it's probably worthwhile?
Tedding doesn't cost me a lot as I stick her in economy pto and half revs, about £12/hour in fuel at those engine revs and can do 10-15 acres an hour depending on ground and quantity of grass