Bet the elephants wish they hadn't bothered nowman is hugely successful in destroying his habitat.
Bet the elephants wish they hadn't bothered nowman is hugely successful in destroying his habitat.
The thing we found was, with good management and no damage, it came back even better the next year, we talked about putting turnips back in but couldn't really see the point as the herbs really hit their straps.That’s something I’m getting my head around at the moment. Spraying off a grass field in the spring to be able to give you some good quality summer feed when the grass doesn’t do much for a month and a half from mid July and cattle growth rates are always disappointing this could then give you a chance for an autumn reseed. Neighbour did it on some arable ground this year and it worked really well.
i can do better than brownies, i brew my own gin ! But, also know, the chap that's bought it, it will go straight to someone who doesn't need it, but grabs all the keep he can.Bring brownies to the new owners. It might be sold, but it won’t be going anywhere
Do none of the land owners have long term vision. Are they solely in it for the money?i can do better than brownies, i brew my own gin ! But, also know, the chap that's bought it, it will go straight to someone who doesn't need it, but grabs all the keep he can.
some of them will let it to someone they know will take care of itDo none of the land owners have lorn term vision. Are they solely in it for the money?
Change of plan! Good dry fields with shelter from Westerly wind, but thinking I will take what's there now while it's dry, can always lead a few bales out for another round later.id struggle to keep my 29 head on my land for much above 22 days even more so if it went wet as the wastage would be so much more than what they are eating with short foggy grass like you have let alone 44 head.
my next 20 dayish round ill be roughly 0.5 acre daily moves depending on grass growth between now and starting
Awesome. Keen to see how they go.Change of plan! Good dry fields with shelter from Westerly wind, but thinking I will take what's there now while it's dry, can always lead a few bales out for another round later.
44 head on quarter of an acre roughly, will see what's left in morning.
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non farming, long term investment, and planning permission, knows nothing about farming, other than he reads in the press.Do none of the land owners have lorn term vision. Are they solely in it for the money?
What would happen if you grazed so you had the dying 4th leaf in the rotation as well and used that to replace the hay? They say you shouldn't let the 4th leaf come up or it kills the first leaf in the tiller and decreases the quality of the grazing. But otf your having to feed hay anyway when you graze at 3rd leaf stage it might not be a bad thing to let it come through?
Have been thinking the same thing here. Instead of growing turnips for winter feed get them in much earlier and graze it in June or July after weaning the lambs to let the rest of the farm grow some cover for later on. Would be more reliable than growing the turnips later when the flea beetle is about. I hate flea beetle.
It looks like there would be a lot less mess if they just moved them a little faster and didn't let it get that bad. Personaly a have found running them through wooded areas during winter can reduce mud to almost zero especially if you keep them moved properly. Of course this depends on your rainfall etc but the leaves and other residue help prevent mud.
It's made worse because land value is hugely inflated by politics and tax reasons. Then they want a 'return on capital' as the land is worth that much and land agents tell them they can get X% returns on it or whatever. Not the lands fault that it's worth so muchDo none of the land owners have lorn term vision. Are they solely in it for the money?
Not sure but I have seen it and seen grasses with 4 or more leaves that are all fine tooIs this a ryegrass thing? I often find plenty of four leaf grasses where all four leaves are good.
True! And in the spring you find grass instead of brush growing in the trees!Had this conversation with a chap thé other date. Thé conclusions were positive, but they must keep Moving for thé health of thé trèes.
I often see ryegrass tillers with 4 or more leaves, maybe on a 5-leaf tiller it will be beginning to drop the bottom leaf. Cocksfoot/orchardgrass I often see with 7 good leaves, which is why I'd plant it ahead of a ryegrass.Is this a ryegrass thing? I often find plenty of four leaf grasses where all four leaves are good.
I remember reading that in mid 20th c. a cow and an acre of land were worth about the same. That’s how young people got into farming for themselves: worked for someone else, got paid partly in cows, then bought or traded for land. A very balanced system. Now you have to compete with ‘long term investment ‘ and ‘planning permission’. Bonkers.It's made worse because land value is hugely inflated by politics and tax reasons. Then they want a 'return on capital' as the land is worth that much and land agents tell them they can get X% returns on it or whatever. Not the lands fault that it's worth so much
It's real value isn't monetary, that's the real issue with farming and land ownership - we're the go-betweens, the manmade world on one side and the natural world on the other, slowly diverging.It's made worse because land value is hugely inflated by politics and tax reasons. Then they want a 'return on capital' as the land is worth that much and land agents tell them they can get X% returns on it or whatever. Not the lands fault that it's worth so much
Combining the natural world with the manmade is really about the only way it seems a person can make it in agriculture. an example would be a farmer who only feeds his cattle bought grain vs a farmer who only feeds his cattle grass off of leased land.It's real value isn't monetary, that's the real issue with farming and land ownership - we're the go-betweens, the manmade world on one side and the natural world on the other, slowly diverging.
Not sure if you know what a soutpiel is but it will make you laugh, quite apt
That's why 50/50 sharemilking was so popular here for career progression into dairy.I remember reading that in mid 20th c. a cow and an acre of land were worth about the same. That’s how young people got into farming for themselves: worked for someone else, got paid partly in cows, then bought or traded for land. A very balanced system. Now you have to compete with ‘long term investment ‘ and ‘planning permission’. Bonkers.
I like the idea of getting people to pay just to experience it- create something different and use the uniqueness to bring in a few people, actually take advantage of the disconnect as opposed to complain about the disconnect.Combining the natural world with the manmade is really about the only way it seems a person can make it in agriculture. an example would be a farmer who only feeds his cattle bought grain vs a farmer who only feeds his cattle grass off of leased land.