Fertiliser first round for the paddocks - how much?

[Farmertom1988]

Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering how much fertiliser you put on for the 1st round just to wake the grass up a bit?

Thank you in advance for replies,
Tom

 

[More to life]

Well it’s March so if ground conditions and weather allows 50 units time to crack on.

 

[upnortheast]

But a brief plodge round a field with the dog this morning suggests it wont be this week

 

[milkloss]

You all must be farming in a different country to me!

 

[early riser]

I’ll be going on with 40kg N/ha in the next week with the view to starting grazing in about 3 weeks time.

consider staggering applications a bit if you haven’t got a grass wedge established

 

[deleted user 837354]

50 units tops.

 

[DrDunc]

I farm way up at the top of the hills

Be more efficient to pour it straight into the burn than bother spreading it on the fields first

Never seen it so wet

 

[milkloss]

I farm way up at the top of the hills

Be more efficient to pour it straight into the burn than bother spreading it on the fields first

Never seen it so wet

Not much better at the bottom. Think I'll wait until the soil has more capacity to hold water before I rig up the fert spinner.

 

[ridger]

Think il leave it this week

on the other hand if I pumped the slurry into that field it might float on the water and spread itself when water goes away

 

[bigw]

We are absolutely floating here, not sure what we will do with slurry if it doesn't dry up soon. The geese are loving it though, i must have lifted up near on 2000 off this afternoon when out on the quad.

 

[Beef farmer]

Think il leave it this week

on the other hand if I pumped the slurry into that field it might float on the water and spread itself when water goes away

local reservoir? Or a paddock?

 

[Barmyfarmer]

Had to spread more slurry than I like on grazing ground this winter, should I spread salt first chance I get? Try to improve palatability? If so what sort of quantity per acre?

 

[ridger]

local reservoir? Or a paddock?

Silage ground if it ever dries up