Second cut!

[Grassman]

Got mowing the second cut for haylage.
If there's two bales to the acre I will be surprised. First cut done on 6th June. 140 kg of second cut fertiliser.
And this is one of the good fields. Not worth even mowing some.
This drought has really hit our area.

 

[Bob c]

why not leave it for another 2/ 3 weeks

 

[sticky]

Got mowing the second cut for haylage.
If there's two bales to the acre I will be surprised. First cut done on 6th June. 140 kg of second cut fertiliser.
And this is one of the good fields. Not worth even mowing some.
This drought has really hit our area.
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you've got more than I have.

 

[Grassman]

why not leave it for another 2/ 3 weeks

For haylage really so getting too late.
And I need somewhere to wean the lambs on to.
I will leave quite a few fields for a bit of silage later.

 

[Grassman]

Then you get this bit that is under a wood a d shades most of the day!

 

[Al R]

A big beef buyer/ finishing unit near me is almost through their second cut clamp

 

[7610 super q]

I would like to start second cut.......but waiting for the monsoon season to end.

 

[An Gof]

Been out mowing 3rd Cut this afternoon
Perfect summer for this part of Cornwall

 

[Grassman]

I would like to start second cut.......but waiting for the monsoon season to end.

Monsoon season!!!
We have had 2 wet days since mid May!

 

[Sharpy]

I'm sorry for you guys, but its a different story here, baled a 12 acre field that wouldn't fit in the pit for a neighbour yesterday, 122 bales.
Second cut, 48hr wilt, had slurry and 3cwt fert after (AFAICR) early June 1st cut. The team that chopped the rest said it was the heaviest crop this year. And that was the lightest field.

 

[Al R]

I would like to start second cut.......but waiting for the monsoon season to end.

73mm in August with us.

 

[7610 super q]

73mm in August with us.

Never ending fog / drizzle / mist here......

But then it is Crapweathershire

 

[Green farmer]

That looks the same as my paddock. Closed in June as well and hit by drought. I cut a week ago for silage and got 4 bales to acre. I’ve another two paddocks which have less growth on them so I’m going to take in mid September as we got a lot of rain recently and their back growing now. Don’t have a notion what they’ll deliver though. Still won’t have enough to get through the winter though. Hoping for a mild extended autumn and short winter.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

73mm in August with us.

84mm here.
Much required . Drying up again now.
You get your barley done ok last Saturday? What about the straw.
Plenty of dairy farmers got reasonable crops of 2nd or 3rd cut coming on locally. Too many mouths here for another cut this time of year.

 

[Al R]

84mm here.
Much required . Drying up again now.
You get your barley done ok last Saturday? What about the straw.
Plenty of dairy farmers got reasonable crops of 2nd or 3rd cut coming on locally. Too many mouths here for another cut this time of year.

I think most have been saved from the 3rd and the forthcoming 4th cut in these parts.

 

[Gerbert]

2 bales to the acre...
I've done 3rd cut 6 weeks ago which was 4 small wagon loads of about 40 acre...
Just cleared it because of seedheads, another 25 acres which wasn't into seedheads so just left that.

 

[Old Tip]

Been out mowing 3rd Cut this afternoon
Perfect summer for this part of Cornwall

Ok show off

 

[bobk]

2 bales to the acre...
I've done 3rd cut 6 weeks ago which was 4 small wagon loads of about 40 acre...
Just cleared it because of seedheads, another 25 acres which wasn't into seedheads so just left that.

Slightly off topic @Gerbert , but why are the Dutch such sh!t drivers ? just spent 5 days avoiding them ... do you have a different system in Holland ?
Is it necessary take 100 tons of granite in their boots so the cars arse scrapes on the tarmac

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Slightly off topic @Gerbert , but why are the Dutch such sh!t drivers ? just spent 5 days avoiding them ... do you have a different system in Holland ?

Cos they’re all stoned

 

[bobk]

Cos they’re all stoned

Must be , they seem oblivious to anyone else on the road .