All things Dairy

[Martyn]

So only grazed it 3 times between feb and Aug?

yes that would be knee to waist hight 6/7 acrea feild lasting 120 cows about ten days, so heavy crop. you would get higher yeild with fert.

 

[vantage]

yes that would be knee to waist hight 6/7 acrea feild lasting 120 cows about ten days, so heavy crop. you would get higher yeild with fert.

120x15 kg DM =1800kg DM
1800x10 days =18 t DM
18/7acres=2.57tDM/ac
2.57x2.47=6.35 t DM/ha
Ok in a drought situation.

 

[lazy farmer]

Not enough to worry as it's still growing, 60 day round, if they had stayed out from Jan 2nd or would have got interesting tho, but if they stay in now for a few weeks you'll hardly know weve been out

Judging by our land you’ll be back out again tomorrow. The rain has done a magic disappearing trick. The ground is dried up and the brook has gone back down.

 

[Agrispeed]

Took these today. Combidrilled mid September at 75-80kg/acre

A couple of plants from the top and bottom(closest to the pigtail) of the valley.

If it stays dry I'm hoping to stay off it until late Feb.

 

[Beef farmer]

Took these today. Combidrilled mid September at 75-80kg/acre
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A couple of plants from the top and bottom(closest to the pigtail) of the valley.
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If it stays dry I'm hoping to stay off it until late Feb.

What is it?

 

[pappuller]

What is it?

It's an electric fence post [emoji23]

 

[pappuller]

What is it?

Seriously though looks tidy, and as beefy what is it ?

 

[betweenthelines]

ryecorn?

 

[Martyn]

Took these today. Combidrilled mid September at 75-80kg/acre
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A couple of plants from the top and bottom(closest to the pigtail) of the valley.
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If it stays dry I'm hoping to stay off it until late Feb.

ours is looking very similar, once it starts to move its a race to keep up with. Did yours come from Great in Grass?

 

[Agrispeed]

ours is looking very similar, once it starts to move its a race to keep up with. Did yours come from Great in Grass?

Yeah. Excellent service

I'm planning on putting some clover in it after grazing, hopefully it'll make some more palatable silage and add some N into the seedbed for Rape/Kale after it.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Looks good but where ryecorn will really perform is in a conventional situation where you can chuck N at it. I saw pictures from an autumn calving friend last week who had was on his third grazing round with youngstock on August sown rye.

 

[Fergieman]

Flyer with British Dairying today. @supercow

 

[supercow]

Flyer with British Dairying today. @supercow View attachment 758786

Tempted?

 

[Agrispeed]

Looks good but where ryecorn will really perform is in a conventional situation where you can chuck N at it. I saw pictures from an autumn calving friend last week who had was on his third grazing round with youngstock on August sown rye.

I agree - I'm hoping the Clover stitched in will help. I wanted a cereal to get a clean seedbed to DD brassicas into, and arable silage ends up looking quite expensive, hopefully I can graze this and then cut it. I would've probably grazed it in the autumn if it had been established differently, but the seedbed had been power harrowed hard and I was a bit worried even young stock would sink out of sight in it.

 

[holywell farmer]

I've got nearly everything back outside now. It's may only be 10 days but it all helps while straw prices are high and forage stocks are low.

These are the only ones that would normally be out at this time of year but you wouldn't normally be seeing many pictures of them.

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After that's been grazed what drill next on that field ?

 

[vantage]

Tempted?

Nah,it's too shiny.................

 

[Headless chicken]

Anyone know the nutritional value of snow?

 

[Cows 'n grass]

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Anyone know the nutritional value of snow?

Judging by last March's feed bills and milk cheque I'd say it's not too good.

 

[mixed farm]

 

[mixed farm]

Twin alex daughters out of a kon really small British friesian cow. 500 kg max I'd say. She did 8654 kgs of milk last year in 284 days, while carrying twins. And gained 3 weeks