Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Hfd Cattle]

Started my one lot of cows on fodder beet yesterday. They hadn't forgotten what it was !!

 

[livestock 1]

Started my one lot of cows on fodder beet yesterday. They hadn't forgotten what it was !!

Is it dear this time?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

A one off load was £26 tonne .

 

[euroliner]

A one off load was £26 tonne .

including delivery ?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

No . Picked up ex farm over a cleaner .

 

[The Seeker]

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[neilo]

Is it dear this time?

Someone by Wrexham told me he’d just paid £33/t (delivered) last week. Not much will have been lifted yet as still bulking up.

 

[livestock 1]

I buy 300/400 tonnes usually. It was great when 29 tonne load was £750 a few years ago. Once it gets up near £40 a tonne it takes the shine off it

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Huge crops around already but lifting has come to a standstill...... something to do with the weather !!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

I don't think the money will drop too much as the digester boys will swallow it up

 

[livestock 1]

I don't think the money will drop too much as the digester boys will swallow it up

Same old story seems ridiculous to tip it in a hole and let it rot!

 

[pine_guy]

with barley hovering just over £100/t I think that is where it needs to be.

 

[livestock 1]

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with barley hovering just over £100/t I think that is where it needs to be.

It’s not just that for me. I can spend half an hour spreading 20/30 tonnes of beet through muckspreader and that’s 5/600 ewes fed for 2/3 weeks. If I was to feed barley daily that would add a lot of man hours

 

[pine_guy]

It’s not just that for me. I can spend half an hour spreading 20/30 tonnes of beet through muckspreader and that’s 5/600 ewes fed for 2/3 weeks. If I was to feed barley daily that would add a lot of man hours

But you like bagging feed ?

agreed though, I’ve paid over the feed value for it for that reason.

 

[livestock 1]

But you like bagging feed ?

agreed though, I’ve paid over the feed value for it for that reason.

My fire shovel is worn out!
And the driver!
Most of my shovels have engines on now!

 

[cattleman123]

What sort of muck spreader do you spread them with...interesting..thinking of doing the same myself

 

[livestock 1]

What sort of muck spreader do you spread them with...interesting..thinking of doing the same myself

I use a 1600 West. It smashes them up maybe a bit much but there’s nowt wasted and it’s a good wide spread? my mates think I’m mad but it’s quite logical in my world. I just feed it whole where I can get it tipped near the field or where I can’t get into without making a rive up. Rear discharge makes a good job too. Only thing is to set spreader away before opening door too much otherwise it will gag up. Same as spreading anything else.

 

[livestock 1]

What sort of muck spreader do you spread them with...interesting..thinking of doing the same myself

I think most muck spreaders would spread it. I’ve heard of folk using barrel spreaders even

 

[cattleman123]

I use a 1600 West. It smashes them up maybe a bit much but there’s nowt wasted and it’s a good wide spread? my mates think I’m mad but it’s quite logical in my world. I just feed it whole where I can get it tipped near the field or where I can’t get into without making a rive up. Rear discharge makes a good job too. Only thing is to set spreader away before opening door too much otherwise it will gag up. Same as spreading anything else.

Yep seems a great idea...thinking of getting some beet or swedes for lambs..as a keeping ration

 

[livestock 1]

Yep seems a great idea...thinking of getting some beet or swedes for lambs..as a keeping ration

If you have busy schedule you will find it takes pressure off