A Massive Amount Of Grass/Hay About, Wheres The Animals Now To Eat It?

[bluebell]

Judging by the amount of grass ive cut and baled, the wet weather previous, now the very hot dry settled period, id amagine there has been alot of grass baled, so whats going to happen to all this? Livestock numbers contiune to decline, answers, comments please?

 

[Chae1]

Sad. Coming back to Aberdeen from Edinburgh on train on Sunday and just saw 1 field of cattle.

 

[Vader]

Ask Janet, it's all part of her plan to follow the gov agenda on net zero.
Use bad science and remove livestock and uk is net zero!

 

[jendan]

Judging by the amount of grass ive cut and baled, the wet weather previous, now the very hot dry settled period, id amagine there has been alot of grass baled, so whats going to happen to all this? Livestock numbers contiune to decline, answers, comments please?

Bedding ?

 

[serf]

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[serf]

Bedding ?

Took my comment out of my head

 

[Scholsey]

Going by the amount that is cut once a year and and made into hay without being grazed at all I would say bedding is about all it’s good for!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Still plenty of horses about

 

[serf]

Still plenty of horses about

Unfortunately...

 

[Tarw Coch]

In my experience, the years when plenty of forage is made, it’s all needed, a lot can happen between now and spring 2025

 

[Grassman]

I remember these thoughts a few years ago then there was along dry spell and it got used up.

 

[Top Tip.]

In my experience, the years when plenty of forage is made, it’s all needed, a lot can happen between now and spring 2025

This is true but stock numbers are now reaching levels not seen in our lifetime. So many folk have sold the stock but are still making hay or silage in the blind hope that they will find someone to buy it .There’s still heaps of last years silage about in fact I was being offered it for nothing in the spring out of Aberdeenshire but I didn’t need. I don’t take grass out and about but I have been offered grass keep this spring which is a first.

 

[teslacoils]

It will keep.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It will keep.

It will but stock numbers arent going to increase so can’t see it getting used

 

[bobk]

There's zero decent carry over from last year , just shite bedding hay , which will get used

 

[Tarw Coch]

This is true but stock numbers are now reaching levels not seen in our lifetime. So many folk have sold the stock but are still making hay or silage in the blind hope that they will find someone to buy it .There’s still heaps of last years silage about in fact I was being offered it for nothing in the spring out of Aberdeenshire but I didn’t need. I don’t take grass out and about but I have been offered grass keep this spring which is a first.

Not many had much carry over around here this spring (midlands/wales border) quite a few buying in all their forage requirements for several weeks before turnout

I would be an exception to the norm but I’m always paranoid about running out and make decisions accordingly……usually to try and make plenty, we did use about half of our supply of last years straw last winter along with some left over from 2and 3 years previous,

 

[bobk]

Not many had much carry over around here this spring (midlands/wales border) quite a few buying in all their forage requirements for several weeks before turnout

I would be an exception to the norm but I’m always paranoid about running out and make decisions accordingly……usually to try and make plenty, we did use about half of our supply of last years straw last winter along with some left over from 2and 3 years previous,

Could be foddering cattle soon if we get a drought

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Could be foddering cattle soon if we get a drought

A drought it’s rained non stop for 18 months

 

[bobk]

A drought it’s rained non stop for 18 months

That means nothing now , we have drains

 

[Northeastfarmer]

That means nothing now , we have drains

It’s only stopped raining for a week….i wouldn’t get giddy