Silage in October

Jackov Altraids

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Devon
I've just finished harvesting and its looking like I'm 80 bales short of what I'd like.
I could go and chuck some fertiliser on this weekend and aim for another cut but I haven't intentionally tried to silage in October before.
What is the opinion of the TFF collective?
 

Hfd Cattle

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Hereford
@Jackov Altraids is in Devon, the weather’s always kind down there.;)

Is there not plenty of fodder available to buy this year, which would be a safer bet than gambling on some wet rubbish in October?
Yes your right . Will probably be able to picknip fodder for a fraction of making it in October especially if you have to put fert on to do it .
 
For my pennys worth , see if there is some nicely priced silage /haylege even , near to you ?? Should be some nice and reasonably priced stuff about ??
Grass in October can be slimy wet horrible stuff ,which is a pain to get and a bigger pain to move to stacksite !
We only finished our second cut a week agao and had a cut and a half in one ,so no Oct grass this year - Yehhh!!!
 

egbert

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Livestock Farmer
Notwithstanding what you do with regrowth if you don't bale it...
Devon is awash with fodder.
I'm trying to decide whether to cut some 2nd cut this week, as i'm offered 'good hay' at -i understand- £90/t delivered.
There's not much fun to be had mowing and raking up late grass to wrap when it's held against that trade.

I'd leave the granules in the bag meself.
 

Frank-the-Wool

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Loads of forage down here, finished hay making today as for the first time for ages the sun has shone. I reckon big bales half tonne will be around £50 so a lot cheaper to but good hay than making silage.
 

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