Drying out, again!

[Jerry]

7.5mm is all we got. I did rush round putting some N on the grass to hope we get a flush.

 

[pappuller]

What a difference a year makes, 12 mnths ago we had bought 100 tonnes of hay, 50 tonnes of Lucerne and been lucky to have an extra 35 acres for maize which was all needed, if things pan out as they seem we shall manage 5 cuts of silage and have some v hefty maize crops. Potential to have enough conserved forage to last till Christmas 2020 by this season's end. Unreal

 

[Beef farmer]

What a difference a year makes, 12 mnths ago we had bought 100 tonnes of hay, 50 tonnes of Lucerne and been lucky to have an extra 35 acres for maize which was all needed, if things pan out as they seem we shall manage 5 cuts of silage and have some v hefty maize crops. Potential to have enough conserved forage to last till Christmas 2020 by this season's end. Unreal

You can go off people

 

[pappuller]

You can go off people

I'll bring you a sample bale down in August on the house [emoji23]

 

[bigw]

What a difference a year makes, 12 mnths ago we had bought 100 tonnes of hay, 50 tonnes of Lucerne and been lucky to have an extra 35 acres for maize which was all needed, if things pan out as they seem we shall manage 5 cuts of silage and have some v hefty maize crops. Potential to have enough conserved forage to last till Christmas 2020 by this season's end. Unreal

Yep we have an unreal amount of grass here, nowhere to pit a 2nd cut and currently to wet to bale anything. Its been a really growthy month.

 

[Blue.]

Spread the last of my fert for the year today,timed well with 16mm of rain overnight.

 

[The Agrarian]

The local college grasscheck report for last week claimed some farms were getting 100 again. Any comment @MrA.G. ?

 

[Kingofgrass]

What a difference a year makes, 12 mnths ago we had bought 100 tonnes of hay, 50 tonnes of Lucerne and been lucky to have an extra 35 acres for maize which was all needed, if things pan out as they seem we shall manage 5 cuts of silage and have some v hefty maize crops. Potential to have enough conserved forage to last till Christmas 2020 by this season's end. Unreal

I’m thinking of banging another clamp up we’ve got that much here,I don’t like bales.just to add the pain to @Beef farmer

 

[lazy farmer]

Where is the dislike button when you want it !

 

[pappuller]

Where is the dislike button when you want it !

does that mean I might need to peg the trailer up and bring 2 bales ?

 

[Kingofgrass]

Where is the dislike button when you want it !

We got hammered last year 60k we spent on extra maize/wholecrop/silage,with the futures offer yesterday being allrite should be a good year 2020

 

[I thats it]

We got hammered last year 60k we spent on extra maize/wholecrop/silage,with the futures offer yesterday being allrite should be a good year 2020

Not into futures, are you saying milk price futures are high or wheat futures are low?

 

[Kingofgrass]

Not into futures, are you saying milk price futures are high or wheat futures are low?

milk futures offer we had yesterday for 2020 (forward selling)

 

[I thats it]

milk futures offer we had yesterday for 2020 (forward selling)

They expecting to be short then?

 

[som farmer]

the old saying is, if you make it, you need it ! getting offers of grass for 2nd, or 3rd cut, currently getting hay stupidly cheap, after last year, we keep saying, yes please

 

[jondear]

7.5mm is all we got. I did rush round putting some N on the grass to hope we get a flush.

We had 10.5 mm enough to damp the dust .But not enough to start a flush with heat forcast !

 

[Kingofgrass]

They expecting to be short then?

Your guess is as good as mine,we get offered a price normally over 12months or 24months.this deal jan 2020/dec2020 up to us if we want to do it,can do up to 60% of your milk(can do more but have to ask) or take the market price.hope this explains it

 

[Cuthbert]

If they send more you need more. Maybe true, that’s what I was told

 

[Cuthbert]

the old saying is, if you make it, you need it ! getting offers of grass for 2nd, or 3rd cut, currently getting hay stupidly cheap, after last year, we keep saying, yes please

I just seen this when it updated

 

[Shebb90]

Your guess is as good as mine,we get offered a price normally over 12months or 24months.this deal jan 2020/dec2020 up to us if we want to do it,can do up to 60% of your milk(can do more but have to ask) or take the market price.hope this explains it

May I ask what price they have offered?