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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7918967" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>we drilled behind sumo type one year, all rightish.</p><p>drilled one year with a combination drill, that was hilarious, no rows, 20 m in, completely disorientated - we had a new calf in there, he came out on his own, thankfully.</p><p>As a general rule of thumb, you only get out, what you put in, so if seed bed is not right, yield is compromised, good years, it doesn't show, worst we ever grew, 5t/ac ! So the answer always is, what are ground conditions like, if good, you can get away with less,</p><p>We are hoping for x2 cuts of westerwold, before maize, on ground that doesn't dry out, and very fertile, drill end may/early june. We would have very little acreage we could do that, elsewhere, it would be mid april, and pray for rain. Whether we tine/pharrow, or plough, really depends on how much shite we get on there.</p><p>We have tried growing it all around the farm, you can easily see where wind/sun hits it, rarely grows to 3ft, same fields, where it doesn't 'catch, 5/6 ft, where we drilled behind rye/vetch, 8th june, av 18t/ac.</p><p>we record every 10 weeks, if cc rise, we just sample every cow, and run up to QMS at wells, result same day, 1/3 price of NMR, last lot, 90 ish samples, £68, think including vat. But, you have a cow or two, with heady ambitions, have you not ? Proper recording then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7918967, member: 86168"] we drilled behind sumo type one year, all rightish. drilled one year with a combination drill, that was hilarious, no rows, 20 m in, completely disorientated - we had a new calf in there, he came out on his own, thankfully. As a general rule of thumb, you only get out, what you put in, so if seed bed is not right, yield is compromised, good years, it doesn't show, worst we ever grew, 5t/ac ! So the answer always is, what are ground conditions like, if good, you can get away with less, We are hoping for x2 cuts of westerwold, before maize, on ground that doesn't dry out, and very fertile, drill end may/early june. We would have very little acreage we could do that, elsewhere, it would be mid april, and pray for rain. Whether we tine/pharrow, or plough, really depends on how much shite we get on there. We have tried growing it all around the farm, you can easily see where wind/sun hits it, rarely grows to 3ft, same fields, where it doesn't 'catch, 5/6 ft, where we drilled behind rye/vetch, 8th june, av 18t/ac. we record every 10 weeks, if cc rise, we just sample every cow, and run up to QMS at wells, result same day, 1/3 price of NMR, last lot, 90 ish samples, £68, think including vat. But, you have a cow or two, with heady ambitions, have you not ? Proper recording then. [/QUOTE]
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