Anyone made any hay yet?

[DRC]

Still nothing here ..

Been raining heavily here for a couple of hours. Just as we were spraying maize. You said it wouldn’t rain

 

[ARW]

It’s raining here now in York, looks like thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow then wet day Tuesday. Then it looks settled, not really hot and not much wind, do I mow for hay? Or wait for a better looking forecast? We might not get a better looking forecast!

 

[steveR]

Been raining heavily here for a couple of hours. Just as we were spraying maize. You said it wouldn’t rain

Light rain in Wellington... but Herself went to visit a garden near Berriew today, and it was pissing down by 3.30. Thousands of bales in plastic since we came down the same road yesterday afternoon.

Got my hay....lage wrapped last night. Should have done it myself, but was on standby for a hospital visit to the SE. and thought lets safeguard it as the Fusion was going past...

 

[bobk]

Been raining heavily here for a couple of hours. Just as we were spraying maize. You said it wouldn’t rain

Few spits here ,

 

[Goweresque]

Hitch you're bloody mower on and knock some grass down !!!!
It never rains you're side of the hill, anyway

I've just got in from knocking down 20 acres, watch that forecast change now

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Well I've been looking at the forecast.....changing frequently as @Goweresque has noticed

Sod it mower on and done a bit.....that'll make it rain

 

[Boohoo]

Glad I'm not the only one taking a chance. Forecast for here has changed already, less rain tomorrow but there could now be showers on Tuesday

 

[organicguy]

I've just got in from knocking down 20 acres, watch that forecast change now

Ohh sh*** it'll rain here now, I've mown 28 acres!

 

[Pan mixer]

Forecast was OK Saturday morning - mowed 21 acres, now 92% chance of rain Tuesday, I need to get on though.

 

[farmerm]

Dry from Wednesday ... at least that is what it says now..

 

[puppet]

14 acres down yesterday. Greener than usual but dried a fair bit already. Accepted it is going to get wet tomorrow but will have 4 good days forecast after that

 

[steveR]

This thread is worse than seeing the neighbours mower knocking off 10acres next door, and mine still standing proud!

 

[B R C]

A few showers tomorrow and a bit heavier on Tues then coming dry and hot, might knock my little bit down tomorrow

 

[AvonValleyFarmer]

It’s raining here now in York, looks like thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow then wet day Tuesday. Then it looks settled, not really hot and not much wind, do I mow for hay? Or wait for a better looking forecast? We might not get a better looking forecast!

Go for it. I'm mowing Wednesday, not that we are that close to one another... but like you say, we may not get a better forecast.

 

[neilo]

Not even thinking about it here for a good while yet. Finished clearing 30ac of haylage bales this morning and the ground is so wet and soft. Not a chance of drying anything lying on that any time soon.
That was before the torrential rain this afternoon topped it up a bit more.

If we have a week at 30 degrees, it might dry the ground enough to think about starting....

Certainly don’t want to wrap any more. I have 430 bales stacked already, when I only normally use about 60 myself! Could do with a drought to create a demand now.

 

[4course]

20 minutes ago it started raining 30 minutes ago trailers full of round bales under shed ,lucky with that, but some that we had hoped to get for small bale hay is now going to be wrapped for small bale haylage in the morning as its well got but not hay so best of a bad job , will have to try for little bale hay next week after 1st july when we can cut the" fallow" and there is always 2nd cut

 

[neilo]

Go for it. I'm mowing Wednesday, not that we are that close to one another... but like you say, we may not get a better forecast.

It’s only June. Plenty of time for a better forecast yet.

Did last year spoil everyone into thinking they can reliably make hay in June? There’s only been odd occasions in my lifetime when we made hay before Royal Show week (early July for those that don’t remember).

 

[glasshouse]

It’s only June. Plenty of time for a better forecast yet.

Did last year spoil everyone into thinking they can reliably make hay in June? There’s only been odd occasions in my lifetime when we made hay before Royal Show week (early July for those that don’t remember).

We usually get some hay in highland show week

 

[jackstor]

All baled up and led in
Really good young stuff, not the biggest of crops (80/acre) but as the saying goes ‘a bale in the shed is worth 2 in the field’
Also baled 450 bales for a neighbour, off about 3acre!

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Got this field baled today 50 more bales of haylage, thats 200 total now and 60 rounds of hay. less than half way but we're getting there.