2019 Silage Season

[The Agrarian]

It's all to play for yet here. We have some pretty forward grass, and some not so forward. It doesn't look like there's much chance of a rush of heat before the end of April to push it on, so I don't see any panic. If we manage to get into decent double figures this time next week, that will make a difference to it. I also have something booked for last weekend in April, so definitely won't be mowing before the 29th here.

 

[Mouser]

The only dates to go off are when you spread fert,if I had the grass and no fert on it I’d be cutting “ make hay while the sun shines”

Don't really worry much about fert dates either, assuming it's sowed when there is little grass and cut when there is a decent crop, the nitrogen will have been used to grow it, often at far more than 2 units/day

 

[Blue.]

Don't really worry much about fert dates either, assuming it's sowed when there is little grass and cut when there is a decent crop, the nitrogen will have been used to grow it, often at far more than 2 units/day

I’m not worried about fert,I haven’t spread any.

 

[The Agrarian]

Is it still too wet to travel?

 

[Devon James]

Are you doing all your first cut? Is this earlier than normal for you?

This is a contract job, all ground going to maize. Expect last year this job was a few days later

 

[Shep]

More likely they need to get somewhere to spread slurry.

 

[jondear]

Cutting around here today!

Most of it is probably going back to maize .One chap wants to make it now and feed in a months time as stocks are low.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Ive been asked to do some baling beginning of next week about 6miles away from me. My ferts in front of baler in shed

 

[Blue.]

Is it still too wet to travel?

Perfect here now,I’m still busy with getting slurry on,I need enough out to last till the 1st of June.

 

[Moorlands]

My forage wagon went out on hire yesterday .

Being used a good 25 miles from here on the tropical Fylde.

Do you hire our wagon much?
Hired one from m j Robinson a couple of times to help get our long lead done. You be around his area are you?

 

[yin ewe]

Our contractor baled some of his own ground on Thursday, 33 bales off 12 acres, no fert but nothing on it since 3rd cut was taken last September. Can't see that he'll be much further forward, as the weather is cold and the grass will take longer to get going again.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

 

[bez]

The only thing we would be cutting would be worm heads

 

[yin ewe]

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Top cut off the wellies?

 

[Blue.]

Do you hire our wagon much?
Hired one from m j Robinson a couple of times to help get our long lead done. You be around his area are you?

I've only hired it out to the same person.

Yes Mj is only a few miles away as the crow flies.

 

[pappuller]

Biggest concern here is lack of moisture so early in the season, none forcast for the next fortnight so 1st cut could be another small affair and a slow regrowth.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Top cut off the wellies?

No got muck on due to kind winter and till on in warm week at end of Feb. Sheep man managed to get lambs off on time as well

 

[The Agrarian]

Biggest concern here is lack of moisture so early in the season, none forcast for the next fortnight so 1st cut could be another small affair and a slow regrowth.

Do you record rainfall?

 

[Rossymons]

Do you record rainfall?

Not mch difference between bugger all and feck all

 

[The Agrarian]

I'm just interested to know what moisture his ground has had this year. We've had a dry week too, but I know how much we've had.

31mm at start of april
142 March
68 February
61 January
100 December
132 November
72 October

Apart from March, not a bad winter.