Silage cutting yet?

[JMTHORNLEY]

Pity we don't know where that is.

Tisney fooking Derbyshire that's for sure @Grassman I'm same as you, not even got fert on yet

 

[holywell farmer]

Mowers going in South Devon today for silage!

Seriously after wet cold start to spring

 

[pappuller]

Grass in places now but it would be pants quality if pitted now surely, its had one day if sun total?!

One customer has cows out by night at the moment but thats on brash.

Grass sample back for 0 grazing 21 dm, 23pr d 79 me 13.2

 

[Grassman]

Seriously after wet cold start to spring

Small country but a vast difference in climate and soil type and drainage.

 

[Nithsdale]

Small country but a vast difference in climate and soil type and drainage.

As said though, so little sun so far it will be poor quality... but those boys need it off so they can get the later cuts done before winter.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

First cut done...

 

[Grassman]

First cut done...

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Now your just showing off having grass to waste

 

[czechmate]

Wife just returned from town and saw a mown field

 

[sheep600]

@Beef farmer you on cutting yet?

 

[Beef farmer]

@Beef farmer you on cutting yet?

No. Wouldn't mind 7 days of sun and heat 1st. Will get a fresh sample done for nitrates next Thursday, if results Friday are good, then we shall hack it down.

 

[steveR]

Running back through Derbyshire on the bike North of Leek this afternoon, and I saw someone windrowing grass! Bugger all there from a brief glimpse as I tootled past, but there you go. Zero grazing for fodder??

 

[le bon paysan]

Thinking maybe next week, but just 2hectares

 

[steveR]

Running back through Derbyshire on the bike North of Leek this afternoon, and I saw someone windrowing grass! Bugger all there from a brief glimpse as I tootled past, but there you go. Zero grazing for fodder??

Actually, I will admit I was not actually "tootling" at the time... Roads were dry, sun was shining and for a wonder, no bloody slow cars on the road for a short stretch of road... More like the Mighty Vara's gorgeous 1 litre V twin motor was being worked a little...

 

[holywell farmer]

Blimey even Cheshire farmers haven't cut anything yet !

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

I'm about to put chicken muck on silage ground tomorrow so won't be cutting for a month or so!

 

[Beef farmer]

I'm about to put chicken muck on silage ground tomorrow so won't be cutting for a month or so!

Chicken muck on silage ground? Braver than me

 

[Kildare]

It was on the news tonight that 400 acres of silage was cut today off shannon airport.

 

[jondear]

A few dairy farmers are just putting fert on around here today on ground that has had 2/3x lots of slurry over the winter, grass is nearly a foot tall in some of these fields, they would be better off cutting it and starting again imo.

Have you noticed how green everything has gone in a couple days why need fert as well as slurry !Like you said.

 

[organic]

First field of barley and peas planted this evening - hopefully another tomorrow if it stays dry.

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

Chicken muck on silage ground? Braver than me

It's our own muck and there definitely isn't any dead birds in it. Or is there something else I should be worried about?