Anybody making silage yet?

[flyonthewall]

As above, been a long winter glad to be making silage as we’re almost completely out after last years dry summer in Hampshire, anybody else on it?

 

[M-J-G]

Steady on, its only 6 months since we got our first fall of snow, it'll be another month before we can be sure winter is over.

 

[Chris123]

Haven’t even mowed the lawn

 

[carpenter1]

I think @Hfd Cattle has

 

[Al R]

Know quite a few that have cut, unsure on quantity but saw a pair of triples and a trailed in a field the other day

 

[solo]

Look at today at work. Been a couple mowing this week. Hfd cattle and baldRick.

 

[Danllan]

A chap down the valley was cutting a few days ago...

 

[Fendt65]

I’m sure someone in New Zealand is cutting my grass!

 

[DeeGee]

That’s nothing. Bound to be someone on here who has started combining by now.
“Coming in at 14% mc but yielding a disappointing 10.85 t

 

[DeeGee]

“Winter Barley coming in at 14%mc but yielding a rather disappointing 10.85 tonnes/ ha, the crop has already been sold on forward contract for £185/ tonne plus early delivery bonuses. Drilling operations are already well underway for establishing next year’s crop of OSR, the earliest drilled fields looking promising on emergence”.

 

[Longlowdog]

Folk are still trying to source neeps for sheep feed as the grass is nowhere to be seen round here. Snow a fortnight ago and frosts every morning.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

I think @Hfd Cattle has

Yes had a go . Pleased with the yield .

 

[Henarar]

As above, been a long winter glad to be making silage as we’re almost completely out after last years dry summer in Hampshire, anybody else on it?

No and not keen to make it early these days as I don't think its a good idea.
We have made some in April and early may before but now I think its Better to let it see some sunshine and warm weather and get some bulk and stem in it so it will stay in the cow longer and do some good.

 

[Andrew]

There was some done 10 days ago near here. Hopefully we’ll be a few weeks yet.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Mine had to come off so we could get the spuds in this coming week .

 

[Hfd Cattle]

No and not keen to make it early these days as I don't think its a good idea.
We have made some in April and early may before but now I think its Better to let it see some sunshine and warm weather and get some bulk and stem in it so it will stay in the cow longer and do some good.

Here we go for a mad idea ......
What would happen if I was to have blasted some Barley straw over my grass before mowing it or dribble some along the swath ,would it ,when baled up , soak up some of the moisture content and become palatable,
Just pondering

 

[Derrick Hughes]

My land has kept 2000 sheep all winter with no supplements ,so its having a rest [emoji23]

 

[Sid]

We had had a frost most mornings in the last 2 weeks.

Any grass grazed down tight has suffered with checked regrowth.
Silage grass is growing but slowly.

Could take some 1st cut but will wait until it warms up . Its not going to seed in this weather and it won't regrow if it stays cold.

 

[Werzle]

Here we go for a mad idea ......
What would happen if I was to have blasted some Barley straw over my grass before mowing it or dribble some along the swath ,would it ,when baled up , soak up some of the moisture content and become palatable,
Just pondering

Just mix it with some straw when feeding it and it will be fine.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

There was some silage made at Gretna about a month ago, was cut on the Friday, and rowed up Saturday dinner time, picked up that afternoon,,
I kid you not