All things Dairy

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Was scared you’d try and knick mine

Did you come down as far as Camborne?

 

[Beef farmer]

Was scared you’d try and knick mine

No need, dezza Hughes has got me 3k side walls coming this winter

 

[Ducati899]

Did you come down as far as Camborne?

Didn’t quite get that far down

 

[Jdunn55]

Didn’t quite get that far down

Good job really you definitely wouldnt have had any tyres if you got to camborne

 

[Ducati899]

Good job really you definitely wouldnt have had any tyres if you got to camborne

Would I of even had a bike left?

 

[Ducati899]

Checked mine on Wednesday,have another look on Monday and see where we’re at

 

[som farmer]

back in the mid 70's, lucky to get it of in late november, maize has come a very long way since then. Very often 1 cob, and 15ft high was nearly normal. Rode round with the forager, striking out, maize taller than forager, not sure l would want to do that again, not so good on the stomach, weird.

 

[dinderleat]

back in the mid 70's, lucky to get it of in late november, maize has come a very long way since then. Very often 1 cob, and 15ft high was nearly normal. Rode round with the forager, striking out, maize taller than forager, not sure l would want to do that again, not so good on the stomach, weird.

Do love a story

 

[Beef farmer]

back in the mid 70's, lucky to get it of in late november, maize has come a very long way since then. Very often 1 cob, and 15ft high was nearly normal. Rode round with the forager, striking out, maize taller than forager, not sure l would want to do that again, not so good on the stomach, weird.

15ft? Wow. Like 30 ton crops? Foragers wouldn't have been 9ft tall in the 70s, so can see why it wasn't nice riding around

 

[som farmer]

15ft? Wow. Like 30 ton crops? Foragers wouldn't have been 9ft tall in the 70s, so can see why it wasn't nice riding around

when you see todays maize, it's a different crop, half the bulk, and twice the feed value, first year we grew it, we had a one row cutter, on our trailed forager, that rapidly changed to a two row, and nearly as rapidly evolved to a contractor, when a local one had a header. Those years pre corncracker, never even thought about cracking the grain, and it's interesting to see, whole grain is still fed in the states, more in beef than dairy. Might be interesting to say, we spent hours criss crossing the field with cotton and bamboo stakes, to stop the birds wiping it out, pre bird repellent, and it needed hard frosts, to mature.
The speed it caught on, as a feed for cattle, was amazing, considering it's not a 'natural' feed for cattle ! but it brings it's own problems, mostly environmental, and l suspect increasing regs, will curtail it's growing.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

@Jdunn55

 

[Beef farmer]

@Jdunn55

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Too many calves.

 

[Martyn]

That doesn't make a huge amount of sense. What date was it drilled. Either that or it's about to ripen like crazy. I still think you'll be sorted by mid October at latest.

Drilled 4/5th June

 

[DairyGrazing]

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When did you drill the covercrop ?

 

[frederick]

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For an organic crop it's looking well.
Don't look at it again until the end of the month. And then you will see a change.

 

[som farmer]

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ours looks similar, non organic, drilled 6 june, reckon mid october.
Always a compromise, h/rye and vetch needs to be in, asap, in oct.

 

[Martyn]

Can't beat the enjoyment of new life.

 

[Martyn]

When did you drill the covercrop ?

Clean as a whistle 10ft into the feild,

 

[Beef farmer]

For an organic crop it's looking well.
Don't look at it again until the end of the month. And then you will see a change.

Which month?

 

[lazy farmer]

For an organic crop it's looking well.
Don't look at it again until the end of the month. And then you will see a change.

Nice and sunny in the photo …….