Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Anymulewilldo]

Speaking to a neighbour yesterday,complaining about the lack of grass and that he’s still feeding the ewes. Asked if he’d bought any fertiliser “ Na na it’s ower dear”

I’d rather buy corn than fert, that’s a fact!

 

[Top Tip.]

I’d rather buy corn than fert, that’s a fact!

50 kg of fert would feed far more stock than 50 kg of corn.

 

[Estate fencing.]

50 kg of fert would feed far more stock than 50 kg of corn.

But would 120kg of corn feed more stock that 50kg of fert?

 

[Top Tip.]

But would 120kg of corn feed more stock that 50kg of fert?

Don’t know but at least with the fert they feed themselves.

 

[Sid]

But would 120kg of corn feed more stock that 50kg of fert?

Swings and roundabouts.

Are you comparing in a dry matter basis or nutritional value?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

50 kg of fert would feed far more stock than 50 kg of corn.

Not if it doesn’t rain… £1000 buys me 4t off grass nuts. Or 1.5t of fert. At least with the corn you get the added fert value of the muck coming out the other end

 

[Hilly]

Not if it doesn’t rain… £1000 buys me 4t off grass nuts. Or 1.5t of fert. At least with the corn you get the added fert value of the muck coming out the other end

What do you feedgrass nuts to ?

 

[Skintagain]

What do you feedgrass nuts to ?

He feeds them to everything cause he has no grass

sorry couldn’t resist @Anymulewilldo

 

[Poorbuthappy]

But would 120kg of corn feed more stock that 50kg of fert?

The bought in feed will also add fertility to the ground.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

What do you feedgrass nuts to ?

They form part of the ration for EVERYTHING

 

[Hilly]

The bought in feed will also add fertility to the ground.

Certainly dose where lambs on hoppers are concerned !

 

[whatnow]

Is threshed hay worth feeding to sucklers? If so, at what money please? Been offered some around £40/t and thinking of putting it in the shed as insurance

 

[Sharpy]

Is threshed hay worth feeding to sucklers? If so, at what money please? Been offered some around £40/t and thinking of putting it in the shed as insurance

Surely better feed than straw?

 

[roscoe erf]

Hoping for £30 a bale for Barley and £27.50 for Wheat.
@ £30 a ton haulage Ahhhhh. Had not quite appreciated haulage cost as that high and that's at 48 bales a load.

be nearer £35 a ton now

 

[Werzle]

Is threshed hay worth feeding to sucklers? If so, at what money please? Been offered some around £40/t and thinking of putting it in the shed as insurance

All depends on how well it was made, i have had some that was ok for buffer autumn feed for sucklers and some that had less feed value than wheat straw. Its usually anything from a cheap to clear £5/bale up to about £12 /bale for rounds

 

[whatnow]

All depends on how well it was made, i have had some that was ok for buffer autumn feed for sucklers and some that had less feed value than wheat straw. Its usually anything from a cheap to clear £5/bale up to about £12 /bale for rounds

Never having had anything to do with threshed hay I’m judging it against a conventional hay crop, which probably isn’t fair- this doesn’t have any nose, it’s obviously course and I can’t get far enough in to the bale to find any colour. I won’t be short of straw so don’t need to buy it based against straw but still seems cheap enough IF they’ll eat it?

 

[puntabrava]

Sucklers will get thin on it, molasses or some form of protein would be needed or interspersed with silage.

 

[it's not over]

What price is barley straw,new season or last

 

[Chae1]

£70/,t

 

[balerman]

£70/,t

With MOP at nearly £1k a tonne,you wont get any for that.