Cutting mature chicory

jon115r

Member
Has anyone tried cutting the above with a mower have a hectare to cut and bale for a local estate? It's around 6ft tall and very britle
 

crazy_bull

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Huntingdon
Neighbour cut some that was about 4-5' tall with red clover to try and make haylage......

Not ideal, the clover dried quick, the chicory didn't, they turned it a few times and de-leafed the clover , when they finally baled and wrapped it, it took heaps of plastic to prevent the chicory puncturing the wrap.

They cut it alright though with a standard trailed mower.

C B
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
No. Only to top off the new season's growth to stop it dominating a plant mixture. It's a perennial so will regrow. Why? Animal fodder?
 

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