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Cut or graze AB8 (Flower Rich Margins & Plots)...?
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<blockquote data-quote="EddAke" data-source="post: 7725708" data-attributes="member: 143095"><p>We get a lot out of AB1 and AB8. </p><p></p><p>AB1 you have to mow half the plot area in the spring - I guess to extend the flowering period - we do this when silage making and put it in the clamp as it’s full of clovers, trefoil and Sainfoin. The clear up cut has to be made after 15 Sept - if this is a “second cut” it makes reasonable hay for suckler cows - we try and feed this to the cows out on permanent pasture to spread the seed from the hay onto our pp - this does work to some extent. If it’s the first cut it’s pretty dead and old - we offer it to the dry suckler cows when in and they pick it over and we scrap it up and bed up with the rest.</p><p></p><p>AB8 you can mow after 15 Aug and makes very reasonable hay for dry suckler cows if you get the weather - we have a little and our neighbour has 90 acres of it! He’s happy for us to tidy it up for him so we pretty much feed our suckler cows all winter on it. They are Stabilisers so are very good do-ers on average forage but I think they like the variety of grasses, legumes and herbs.</p><p></p><p>Have grazed AB1 in the past where the margins fall in fields down to herbal/ryegrass ley - they love it even if it’s old and can overgraze the margin and leave the ryegrass if you aren’t careful! Think mowing is easier to manage.</p><p></p><p>AB8 gets better with time - yield drops but quality improves as the legacy of fertilising depletes - the forage doesn’t looks so old on the 15 August as the years go by - and the wild oats, etc disappear.</p><p></p><p>There’s a lot of benefits to be had from AB1/8 for mixed farms - even before you get into beneficial predictor insects, etc. We will be looking to add more when renewing our CSS if the scheme is similar at that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EddAke, post: 7725708, member: 143095"] We get a lot out of AB1 and AB8. AB1 you have to mow half the plot area in the spring - I guess to extend the flowering period - we do this when silage making and put it in the clamp as it’s full of clovers, trefoil and Sainfoin. The clear up cut has to be made after 15 Sept - if this is a “second cut” it makes reasonable hay for suckler cows - we try and feed this to the cows out on permanent pasture to spread the seed from the hay onto our pp - this does work to some extent. If it’s the first cut it’s pretty dead and old - we offer it to the dry suckler cows when in and they pick it over and we scrap it up and bed up with the rest. AB8 you can mow after 15 Aug and makes very reasonable hay for dry suckler cows if you get the weather - we have a little and our neighbour has 90 acres of it! He’s happy for us to tidy it up for him so we pretty much feed our suckler cows all winter on it. They are Stabilisers so are very good do-ers on average forage but I think they like the variety of grasses, legumes and herbs. Have grazed AB1 in the past where the margins fall in fields down to herbal/ryegrass ley - they love it even if it’s old and can overgraze the margin and leave the ryegrass if you aren’t careful! Think mowing is easier to manage. AB8 gets better with time - yield drops but quality improves as the legacy of fertilising depletes - the forage doesn’t looks so old on the 15 August as the years go by - and the wild oats, etc disappear. There’s a lot of benefits to be had from AB1/8 for mixed farms - even before you get into beneficial predictor insects, etc. We will be looking to add more when renewing our CSS if the scheme is similar at that time. [/QUOTE]
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