We say the exact opposite. Only thing worse than too much rain, is not enough
Silage 2020
- Thread starter Bald Rick
- Start date
Boohoo
Member
- Location
- Newtownabbey
When we don't get enough rain we have less grass. When we get too much rain we have plenty of grass that we can't cut or graze. Any shortages here have been caused by too much rain rather than not enough.
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Out of curiosity how long do people aim to leave their grass down for, i will cut tomorrow and sunday morn, and aim to bale mid day monday onwards. Some pictures on here seam to show grass being chopped within a few hours of cutting. Do people not worry a bout sogy silage and just heave on aditive, i understand when the weather is very very catchy
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Worry? Absolutely. Wet silage is the default here in this weather, even average weather for that matter, unless you make an effort to do something about it. Problem we have is grass is wet, but ground is soaking too. So every time you drive over with the tedder, your wheels are pressing grass down into wet soil/brown water, and turning dried grass back down onto wet soil. It's tough to get a good win in the conditions we have now.
I'll finish mowing Sunday am or Monday am, and start collecting with wagon. So the last cut grass will be lying at least three days. But it's still better in my mind than having a self propelled chew it into something resembling wet brewers grains.
I'll finish mowing Sunday am or Monday am, and start collecting with wagon. So the last cut grass will be lying at least three days. But it's still better in my mind than having a self propelled chew it into something resembling wet brewers grains.
- Location
- South West
Why are some people so inconsiderate????
Sent mowers into a 35 acre block this morning and an hour later South West Water closed the road due to a water leak until sometime next week. Thanks very much SWW
Sent mowers into a 35 acre block this morning and an hour later South West Water closed the road due to a water leak until sometime next week. Thanks very much SWW
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Thunderstorms, if you are unlucky enough to catch one, have the ability to really ruin your day. Been there once.
Same here !Yet the land of grass (South Molton) is a different story!I've walked mine today, it's embarrassing quite frankly, 30 days cut, 50 units put on next day in heavy drizzle, the proceeding pathetic amounts of rain since haven't been enough to make any bulk, if I cut today I'd struggle for 1t/acre
Could I please ask what grass mixture this is? Full of diploids or what? How long has this ley been in?
Yes predominantly diploid with some tetras. Iirc it has a high proportion of Aber sugar varieties
Nothing longer than 4 year leys grown at the moment but I do wonder if grazing type leys might not suit a multicut system better.
Photo from roughly same place as previous
Send some of that sunny weather South please. Mowed 3rd cut Thursday afternoon, mizzle most of the day yesterday, tedded out in the evening, weather so far today is underwhelming.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
all 5/7 year late heading cutting leys here
Think that they would suit the multicut better.
Arrived at midday, thanks!Ideal here ... sunny, warm with an excellent drying breeze
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
I'll let you know when the weather lets me cut every 30 days for a season [emoji23]
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Multicut is when you cut more than once in a season
- Location
- Co. Antrim
56 acre of wholecrop in today and only one tractor and trailer stuck all day great result considering the weather we’ve had 
- Location
- Northern Ireland
New pit in service.
Whats the sheet on the floor for?