Peas and Oats

[Arceye]

Anyone grow peas and oats for baled silage?
Used to do it years ago and seem to remember it was a good feed so long as it stood up. Clamped back then, round bales now.
There are a few spare acres of wheat that failed to go in here and a gap in next years' forage stock looks probable.
Oats rather than barley, need to use it as a break.

 

[Nithsdale]

The last 2 reseeds we have done we did an arable cut. We used peas and oats under sown and baled it. We liked it and plan to use it again next time we reseed

 

[Dog Bowl]

I've found peas and spring barley a better forage compared to peas and oats.

 

[czechmate]

For round bale and wrapping, at what point would you mow pea/oats.
I have the same problem

 

[Mc115reed]

For round bale and wrapping, at what point would you mow pea/oats.
I have the same problem

You want too go pretty early because you’re baler hasn’t got a mill too crimp the grains.... When it’s still really green and just starting too turn really.. ideally you want somebody to come and mow it with a set of groupers and no conditioners...back the conditioners right off if that’s not an option and slow and steady with the rake to reduce losses as much as possible....

Stack the bales in the heap with grass bales on the bottom and on the top too protect them from rats and birds

 

[Agrivator]

For round bale and wrapping, at what point would you mow pea/oats.
I have the same problem

The rats and badgers prefer them at the ''about two weeks from ripe'' stage. But I decided that the price of seed peas and the wastage from damaged bale wrap made them uneconomical to grow.