Second cut!

[bobk]

Completed my second cut today in excellent conditions.

Juicy .

 

[Hilly]

Juicy .

Cut on Saturday, just got a bit wet on Monday.

 

[bobk]

Cut on Saturday, just got a bit wet on Monday.

Better than a feed of snow .

 

[Hilly]

Better than a feed of snow .

Hopefully alot better, the first cut was exceptionally good quality much to the feed reps disappointment this stuff is on the top and will be great for dry cows.

 

[bobk]

Hopefully alot better, the first cut was exceptionally good quality much to the feed reps disappointment this stuff is on the top and will be great for dry cows.

Do sucklers need high end silage , I thought you had to just keep them alive

 

[Henarar]

Do sucklers need high end silage , I thought you had to just keep them alive

Lots of folk think that

 

[Hilly]

Do sucklers need high end silage , I thought you had to just keep them alive

Autumn calving cows do and so do spring born over wintered calves.

 

[M-J-G]

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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To have been in a drought grass the grass looks good, at least there is grass, and it's green.
6 weeks ago the whole farm here looked like it's had been sprayed with roundup.
All greener up now though.

 

[RhysT]

Just finished first batch of second cut Haylage. 30 acres 7.1 round bales per acre.

 

[Grassman]

Just finished first batch of second cut Haylage. 30 acres 7.1 round bales per acre.

That's not bad for a first cut!
No fodder shortages where you are then?

 

[Grassman]

To have been in a drought grass the grass looks good, at least there is grass, and it's green.
6 weeks ago the whole farm here looked like it's had been sprayed with roundup.
All greener up now though.

Those pictures are of the best fields. Others we are just going to graze as they are not worth getting the mower out for.

 

[RhysT]

That's not bad for a first cut!
No fodder shortages where you are then?

We had 7.4 first cut but would normally have about 8.5.
Fodder desperate. Our first cut was down 60 bales, but large dairy farms within 15 mile radius are grabbing whatever surplus any farmers have.

 

[Grassman]

We had 7.4 first cut but would normally have about 8.5.
Fodder desperate. Our first cut was down 60 bales, but large dairy farms within 15 mile radius are grabbing whatever surplus any farmers have.

Where are you. It doesn't say on your profile.

 

[RhysT]

Where are you. It doesn't say on your profile.

Between Swansea and Carmarthen. Had plenty of rain in August!

 

[Grassman]

Oh well. Better than nothing I suppose.
It's taken 3 months exactly to get that bit of grass. Worst drought I can remember round here.

 

[davidroberts30]

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

glady swop ya

 

[davidroberts30]

73mm in August with us.

you moved further away??
71mm july
110 aug
86 so far in september

 

[Al R]

you moved further away??
71mm july
110 aug
86 so far in september

63mm july, 72/3mm in August and 109 in September. Looking like a record breaking wet year again

 

[Derrick Hughes]

100 mm so far this month

 

[farmer cen]

Home use or will you be selling the bales forage trader,round or square .