Manure on grass

[DRC]

is it getting a bit late to spread FYM on grassland . Would either be grazed from early April , hopefully, or shut up for haylage/ silage, mid May ish

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Definitely not too late

 

[GTB]

Get it on while the gound is hard

 

[Anonymous...]

Our ground is hard enough to travel on for the 1st time in ages.....but it's now under 6" of snow

 

[GTB]

We'e had to.leave it as the ground got too slippery after the half an inch or so snow we've had.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Get it on while the gound is hard

... as long as it won't run off when the snow melts

Isn't spreading on frozen ground a cross-compliance failure?

 

[ollie989898]

If the stuff is friable or well rotted, I would do it. Otherwise, tip it up in a field and use it in the autumn?

Be greasy as sin I bet if the field has been in the sun.

 

[GTB]

... as long as it won't run off when the snow melts

Isn't spreading on frozen ground a cross-compliance failure?

You must live in the ideal world?

 

[DRC]

If the stuff is friable or well rotted, I would do it. Otherwise, tip it up in a field and use it in the autumn?

Be greasy as sin I bet if the field has been in the sun.

The ground is dry and not greasy here. It's not well rotted, it's pig muck though, and not too strawy. Spreaders are coming tomorrow to do some land destined for maize, weather permitting, so will decide then. We will have slurry, which might be a better bet on the grass. Just wanted to take advantage of the good going.
Have been over all the arable and since Sunday, with urea then p and k.

 

[Kevtherev]

Blast it on @silverfox

 

[ollie989898]

I agree, whack it on the maize ground.

 

[cattleman123]

Everyones been at it in our area...all be in the river next week...grounds rock hard

 

[holywell farmer]

The ground is dry and not greasy here. It's not well rotted, it's pig muck though, and not too strawy. Spreaders are coming tomorrow to do some land destined for maize, weather permitting, so will decide then. We will have slurry, which might be a better bet on the grass. Just wanted to take advantage of the good going.
Have been over all the arable and since Sunday, with urea then p and k.

Doesn't it depend if it's solid muck on grassland how good soil is,

 

[Purli R]

JFDI

 

[pauld]

Get it on. You might need to chain harrow it in a few weeks to break any lumps and helpit disappear

 

[DRC]

Won’t be doing any today now. We’ve had more snow than I thought .

 

[holywell farmer]

Won’t be doing any today now. We’ve had more snow than I thought .

Weather will break soon

 

[steveR]

is it getting a bit late to spread FYM on grassland . Would either be grazed from early April , hopefully, or shut up for haylage/ silage, mid May ish

From experience over the past few years since I stopped using the FYM on the arable, I would NOT put muck unless it is very well rotted stuff onto conservation ground...

Fine for grazing with light doses IME.

 

[steveR]

If the stuff is friable or well rotted, I would do it. Otherwise, tip it up in a field and use it in the autumn?

Be greasy as sin I bet if the field has been in the sun.

Agree.

 

[Paul E]

You're lucky that you think you've got the option.
Usually have a mountain of the stuff to go on here, and ground always far too wet to travel. Even last "summer".