Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[puntabrava]

Least amount ever sold at Blandford straw sale, chop, chop, chop. No demand it seems. WB at £35 acre

 

[Wesley]

Least amount ever sold at Blandford straw sale, chop, chop, chop. No demand it seems. WB at £35 acre

We were only looking for around half of what we normally buy at our local auction. Got a fair bit (far more than normal) left over from last year & a lot more cubicles gone in. I can’t imagine we’re the only ones.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

We were only looking for around half of what we normally buy at our local auction. Got a fair bit (far more than normal) left over from last year & a lot more cubicles gone in. I can’t imagine we’re the only ones.

Many of the least efficient straw users will be the ones who are cashing out of livestock, the previous year’s high prices being part of the decision. Those who are carrying on have done as you have. There will be WB crops in this area along with oats that combines will struggle to chop they are so thick if it ends up a damp time

 

[puntabrava]

We were only looking for around half of what we normally buy at our local auction. Got a fair bit (far more than normal) left over from last year & a lot more cubicles gone in. I can’t imagine we’re the only ones.

There will be straw stacked everywhere come September. Plenty of people baling with no market in place.

 

[Rodgerdodger]

With carbon fuels so highly priced you would think people would be looking towards straw burners.

 

[Wesley]

There will be straw stacked everywhere come September. Plenty of people baling with no market in place.

Just wish we had more shed space to capitalise on it. Seems to be more straw in the auctions & more farmers who don’t normally grow corn have put a field or two in.

 

[Sid]

Some WB standing straw locally failed to sell locally in North Devon

 

[Hfd Cattle]

....shouldn't be so many dirty cattle in market this winter !

 

[thorpe]

....shouldn't be so many dirty cattle in market this winter !

i bet there will be you would have to deliver it for free for some folk ! even then thered begruge the time bedding them down. my old boy always said well bed half fed!

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Some WB standing straw locally failed to sell locally in North Devon

What reserve though?

 

[puntabrava]

Some WB standing straw locally failed to sell locally in North Devon

I gave a free lorry and drag of the stuff to a very good customer a few years ago, he said ‘thanks but it doesn’t soak up like SB’,

 

[Sid]

What reserve though?

No idea auctioneer asked if I was interested, too far away for me

 

[Sid]

I gave a free lorry and drag of the stuff to a very good customer a few years ago, he said ‘thanks but it doesn’t soak up like SB’,

Find SB and wheat just fluffs through the mill

 

[Wesley]

I gave a free lorry and drag of the stuff to a very good customer a few years ago, he said ‘thanks but it doesn’t soak up like SB’,

6 row barley is shite for that. We try & avoid it if we can.

 

[lloyd]

The poor arable man at the mercy of the
livestock farmers again .

 

[fieldfarmer]

The poor arable man at the mercy of the
livestock farmers again.

Yep, if you can't beat um, join them. , I'm pulling more heifers out from the fat shed to put to the bull and buying more weaned calves.

 

[lloyd]

Yep, if you can't beat um, join them. , I'm pulling more heifers out from the fat shed to put to the bull and buying more weaned calves.

So are we and lots of others ,will be a glut
of beef in 2.5 years time .Nevermind we will
be able to console ourselves by using our free straw.

 

[Wesley]

I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Us livestock farmers are doing you all a favour by tidying up all those byproducts you leave lying around your fields. We should probably be paid to take it off your hands

 

[lloyd]

I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Us livestock farmers are doing you all a favour by tidying up all those byproducts you leave lying around your fields. We should probably be paid to take it off your hands

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

 

[Top Tip.]

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

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…..