Pit silage

[Drillman]

Surplus silage is something that sells well only in one winter in three roughly. Every farm in the country will have a surplus for a couple of years and you can't give it away. Then you get a poor summer followed by a long cold winter and surplus silage is as rare as hen's teeth.

I don't worry if we end up with a surplus of round bale silage. I just put a bit more wrap on and use it first the following year. I reckon one day I will come up short and be glad of it.

 

[michael N123]

I don't worry if we end up with a surplus of round bale silage. I just put a bit more wrap on and use it first the following year. I reckon one day I will come up short and be glad of it.

I do same

 

[GTB]

I don't worry if we end up with a surplus of round bale silage. I just put a bit more wrap on and use it first the following year. I reckon one day I will come up short and be glad of it.

You take them out of the stack and wrap them then restack? Is that necessary? What about the misshaped ones in the bottom layer?

 

[DRC]

You take them out of the stack and wrap them then restack? Is that necessary? What about the misshaped ones in the bottom layer?

Think he means, more wrap on them n the field, when he knows he's already got too many

 

[Drillman]

You take them out of the stack and wrap them then restack? Is that necessary? What about the misshaped ones in the bottom layer?

No no no. i know how many we use, if it looks like there is more than that i bung extra on as i wrap them and use them first the following year.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

There is professional producers of forage. There is producer's of forage and there is farmers who produce something they call forage

 

[7610 super q]

Then there's those who give a master class in haymaking. Then go and wrap their bales in plastic.

 

[1594mac]

Surplus silage is something that sells well only in one winter in three roughly. Every farm in the country will have a surplus for a couple of years and you can't give it away. Then you get a poor summer followed by a long cold winter and surplus silage is as rare as hen's teeth.

Is this the third year you mean............which is due

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Then there's those who give a master class in haymaking. Then go and wrap their bales in plastic.

A good hay man has his wrap handy

 

[GTB]

Is this the third year you mean............which is due

I doubt it's this year. From what I can see there's plenty of silage about this Autumn and the weather has been so good over the last few weeks that many haven't started feeding yet.

 

[multi power]

I doubt it's this year. From what I can see there's plenty of silage about this Autumn and the weather has been so good over the last few weeks that many haven't started feeding yet.

But it's still a long time till spring.

 

[multi power]

I don't worry if we end up with a surplus of round bale silage. I just put a bit more wrap on and use it first the following year. I reckon one day I will come up short and be glad of it.

Very wise, it's as good as money in the bank

 

[Sid]

Always amazes me that people don't buy silage in a more calculated way. Cake,straights etc are all bought on DM energy protein etc but silage? Never!

 

[Sid]

Anyone know what sort of value there is on this. Say medium to good quality. Very much a hypothetical question. tia

DM?
Energy?
Protein?
Well made?
Ash?

 

[Drillman]

There is professional producers of forage. There is producer's of forage and there is farmers who produce something they call forage

As a Farmer and contractor it's a good job i'm in the first category

 

[1594mac]

Well I was already told it could be in short supply in NI and I dont have any left to sell on. No good weather here especially in the west.

 

[Purli R]

As a Farmer and contractor it's a good job i'm in the first category

Bet you see a few of category 2 n 3 though

 

[rc mx110]

A local spring calving dude once said left over silage was nothing more than glorified shite. Rather a enlarged head comment I thought

 

[Drillman]

Bet you see a few of category 2 n 3 though

a bit of 2 but hardly and of 3. I'm a small one man band operation, don't have a vast amount of customers so can give each job the attention and care it deserves.

 

[Purli R]

a bit of 2 but hardly and of 3. I'm a small one man band operation, don't have a vast amount of customers so can give each job the attention and care it deserves.

And thats how it should be