Drying out, again!

[som farmer]

we have missed a lot of the rain, our grass is disappearing, the maize, on the other hand, absolutely loves it, we have maize 6 feet tall, the whole crop looks good, but the rape we rely on to feed the cows this time of year, is only growing slowly, and not ready yet. but, as forage trader would know, plenty of good hay about, at sensible money, so we are buying that.

 

[Jerry]

It's ok there forcasting one spot on Fri so drought will end!

If this arrives I’ll be amazed but very happy.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

If this arrives I’ll be amazed but very happy.

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If you get that on Devon's dryest farm then the rest of us will be laughing.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Burning up fast here, what milkers are left are now on a bit I was planning to bale.
Drys munching though their stuff at an alarming rate.
No grass for fresh cows.
Not much of a 3rd cut.
Young's running short.

 

[Jerry]

If you get that on Devon's dryest farm then the rest of us will be laughing.

A few of my neighbours are competing with me for that title yet again this year!!

 

[Shebb90]

If this arrives I’ll be amazed but very happy.

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I have just put fertilizer spinner on after seeing that ready for tomorrow. Hope we get it looking dry on afterwards maybe hotter?

 

[farmeronecow]

Getting very dry here again....

 

[Beef farmer]

I have just put fertilizer spinner on after seeing that ready for tomorrow. Hope we get it looking dry on afterwards maybe hotter?

4cast says unsettled going foward.

 

[farmeronecow]

View attachment 820958 Getting very dry here again....

And by complete fluke, the same field a year ago to the day!

 

[Beef farmer]

And by complete fluke, the same field a year ago to the day!View attachment 820960

Stingers are worse this year. Same here. Weeds everywhere

 

[farmeronecow]

Stingers are worse this year. Same here. Weeds everywhere

The sheep had probably eaten them by this point last year [emoji23]

 

[Jdunn55]

Just hoping this turns out to be true, managed to keep another 16ish acres of decent grazing grass ahead of my group of spring and autumn cows and calves (64 cows) so that should hopefully last another week or two but my weaned stores are all out of grass and have no where to put them...

 

[early riser]

Stingers are worse this year. Same here. Weeds everywhere

You would feed a lot of bought in hay last summer though?

 

[Shebb90]

4cast says unsettled going foward.

Be interested to see where you are getting that forcast from

 

[The Agrarian]

Have just watched a video on faceache of a fusion baler trying to pass the tractor going down a (very steep) hill. Don't know when though, but looked greasy. Take it it wasn't in Cornwall then.

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[bigw]

No sign of any drought here, it’s been another very wet week. I would think our milkers will be best housed again after this mornings deluge.

 

[Deutzdx3]

Had heavy rain most of the night. Thunder at times too. Much Needed in Kent I think as it’s been a while and every thing was starting to turn a shade of brown.

 

[lazy farmer]

Feck all here silage feeding starts today.
Very dull

 

[Cows 'n grass]

We managed 20mls which was very welcoming even though most of it fell on me yesterday morning while trying to cover a silage clamp.

 

[jimmer]

Between 10 and 15 mm here, hoping it's enough to reset things