Hay to make

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Mr Tree

Member

Location

Sth Yorkshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #1

Hi

We made some lovely June hay like everyone else I presume but left half our crop to bulk up as it’s old tired grass!!

Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks ?

 

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davidroberts30

Member

Location

pembrokeshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #2

Mr Tree said:

Hi

We made some lovely June bay like everyone else but left half our crop to bulk up !!

Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast ?

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Farming is a game of chance!
If the weathers there make it!

 

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Mr Tree

Member

Location

Sth Yorkshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #3

davidroberts30 said:

Farming is a game of chance!
If the weathers there make it!

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Usually do but some wasn’t ready

 

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som farmer

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

somerset

• Jun 24, 2023

• #4

we have just been offered 25 acres of grass, for hay, done our own.

weather forecast is a bit iffy, but hasn't really proved to be very accurate recently !

that's the gamble we all take with hay, and why wrapping is so popular !

we will cut next week, lightish cut, as long as they don't speak of general rain.

 

borderterribles

Member

Location

South Shropshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #5

Mr Tree said:

Hi

We made some lovely June hay like everyone else I presume but left half our crop to bulk up as it’s old tired grass!!

Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks ?

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Same here , being pretty high up some of the grass hadn't really got growing when we had the best of the weather. Now we have grass , but not such settled good weather.

 

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hill shepherd

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Jun 24, 2023

• #6

Mr Tree said:

Hi

We made some lovely June hay like everyone else I presume but left half our crop to bulk up as it’s old tired grass!!

Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks ?

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Be middle of July before we even think about it

 

Mark C

Member

Location

Bedfordshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #7

Still got 200 acres to do. Some nice stuff in the barn tho.

 

Two Tone

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos

• Jun 24, 2023

• #8

Just rowed up some neighbour’s meadow grass cut on Thursday morning and tedded 3 times. It had no fertiliser and has made extremely fast.
Forecast iffy for tomorrow so I’ll round bale it before it rains.

Fertiliser was expensive and a lot of grass didn’t get any this year.
East of Bedford seems to be very dry and short of grass.
Many already feeding winter feed. So hopefully there will be a reasonable price for hay this year.

 

Wood field

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Pennines ol14

• Jun 24, 2023

• #9

hill shepherd said:

Be middle of July before we even think about it

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Same here, I nearly cut two small meadows last week but forecast was thundery so left it
Still no bulk in the bottom grasses as yet

 

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devonbeef

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Devon UK

• Jun 24, 2023

• #10

hope it's ok just cut a bit, it will only get ropey

 

Poncherello1976

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Oxfordshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #11

Got 45 acres down at the mo, fit now, but will be baled on Monday. Have another 50 acres to do, but will leave it a week. It looks like the weather for the beginning of July is settled for us. Though just checked before posting and it is now showery , but I am sure that will change!

 

ajcc

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

N.Devon 45 miles (most) by boat from Walter.

• Jun 24, 2023

• #12

Cut Tuesday neighbour baling it this evening 20 acres.

 

steveR

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• Jun 24, 2023

• #13

Cut a very lightly grazed aftermath on Thursday, tedded yesterday and looked long and hard at hay or wrap and decided top notch haylage was a better bet as the weather is soooo heavy.

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Jun 24, 2023

• #14

Not had a chance to make hay yet , not enough grass #blamethesheep

 

steveR

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Gods own County, Shropshire of course

• Jun 24, 2023

• #15

bobk said:

Not had a chance to make hay yet , not enough grass #blamethesheep

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Well, maybe too many sheep....as opposed to sheep per se...

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Jun 24, 2023

• #16

steveR said:

Well, maybe too many sheep....as opposed to sheep per se...

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There's always too many sheep , but with 4 kids one has to survive .

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Jun 24, 2023

• #17

Mr Tree said:

Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks ?

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Anyone with calendar restricted CSS land.

Farming to dates doesn't work @Janet Hughes Defra
Speaking to someone with lost of pasture with yellow rattle and all the seeds have fallen out already. No chance of any green hay this year!

 

Spencer

Member

Location

North West

• Jun 24, 2023

• #18

Sid said:

Anyone with calendar restricted CSS land.

Farming to dates doesn't work @Janet Hughes Defra
Speaking to someone with lost of pasture with yellow rattle and all the seeds have fallen out already. No chance of any green hay this year!

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Works for them..

 

Ali_Maxxum

Member

Location

Chepstow, Wales

• Jun 24, 2023

• #19

Last rain we had was Tuesday night, wet the road. Nothing since yet its been forecasting rain everyday into next week.

Was gonna mow yesterday and chickened out cos Sunday was looking like a fair drop, that now looks like it's not happening and nothing till Wednesday. Mind you met office day by day says one thing and the radar says another.....

We made some cracking stuff in that good hot spell but we've not scratched the surface.

Still thinking about mowing tomorrow l to chance it but I just dont know....

 

neilo

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Montgomeryshire

• Jun 24, 2023

• #20

I haven’t made any yet, and 15ac shut up for when the weather comes. It was all grazed bare in April though, and the drought has meant there’s hardly a heavy crop there now.

Certainly wouldn’t have made in the last fortnight as we’ve had a bit of drizzle every other day. Not enough to do any good, but enough to make any hay musty and dull.