Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[Wesley]

They've invented this thing at the back of the combine ,
I think it's called a straw chopper.

But that takes even more diesel to run. Hope you appreciate how much money we save you by not having to chop it. If you all could just run your combines when the straw is properly fit to bale & not just concentrate on the grain I expect we could call it quits.

 

[lloyd]

But that takes even more diesel to run. Hope you appreciate how much money we save you by not having to chop it. If you all could just run your combines when the straw is properly fit to bale & not just concentrate on the grain I expect we could call it quits.

Yeah can't wait for the added compaction ,trailer ruts,left over bales and
bounced cheques.

 

[lloyd]

Are they not awfully hard on fuel and leave a trail of chopped straw which takes a lot of nitrogen to break down and also encourages a lot of slugs . I could be wrong though…..

Ripe OSR straw is very brittle and disappears quickly .
Chose your crops and fields to chop and all will be ok.
I'm going to chop OSR and spring barley if the weather turns nasty.
Bale most of the wheat ,oats and winter barley long stubble.

 

[Spencer]

Definitely easiest to cut as high as you can and chop the chaff. Far easier to drill through the stuff if it’s still attached to the ground.

 

[thorpe]

Ripe OSR straw is very brittle and disappears quickly .
Chose your crops and fields to chop and all will be ok.
I'm going to chop OSR ,spring barley if the weather turns nasty.
Bale most of the wheat ,oats and winter barley long stubble.

anything being ploughed or going spring barley min till can be ploughed here to our benefit. the joy of the combine going out of a chopped field is fantastic!

 

[thorpe]

Are they not awfully hard on fuel and leave a trail of chopped straw which takes a lot of nitrogen to break down and also encourages a lot of slugs . I could be wrong though…..

yes you could be!

 

[adda]

@Hfd Cattle any news on the straw sales around hereford

 

[Hfd Cattle]

@Hfd Cattle any news on the straw sales around hereford

Hovering around £45 for wheat £50 barley oats difficult to shift

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Hovering around £45 for wheat £50 barley oats difficult to shift

Huge crops about

 

[Werzle]

What did the lady arbour sale make tonight? Thats usually the dearest sale around herefordshire. I think on average so far straws back £20-30/ac compared to last yr

 

[Steevo]

Hovering around £45 for wheat £50 barley oats difficult to shift

Local sale here was about that sort of mark tonight.

I think anyone who stocks up well this year at that is making a wise choice.

 

[adda]

What did the lady arbour sale make tonight? Thats usually the dearest sale around herefordshire. I think on average so far straws back £20-30/ac compared to last yr

there are some deep pockets that go to that sale but probably the best crops in herefordshire

 

[Werzle]

there are some deep pockets that go to that sale but probably the best crops in herefordshire

Yeah , located nr the welsh border helps too

 

[adda]

Yeah , located nr the welsh border helps too

dont you start about us welsh been taking lessons off @Hfd Cattle

 

[ploughman1963]

 

[ploughman1963]

Chirbury- welsh border

 

[Werzle]

Chirbury- welsh border

They got stuck in by the looks, much on offer in that area?

 

[marshbarn]

Chirbury- welsh border

was that nock deighton auctioneers ?

 

[ploughman1963]

No idea sorry - my son forwarded the photo someone sent to him

 

[Steevo]

View attachment 1045756Voyce Pullin stranding straw sale, what if it was going to pee it down for a week? Seem very old fashioned to me.

Did you go to the sale?