Slurry application to silage/grazing

[crashbox]

2nd cut coming off next week.

With the dry conditions, am I better to dribble bar or splash plate the slurry on? About 1 tanker/acre.

Very dry here with typically very little rain in June/July. Reasonably thick stuff.

Plan will be to graze aftermaths about 5 to 6 weeks after cutting.

TIA

 

[nonemouse]

2nd cut coming off next week.

With the dry conditions, am I better to dribble bar or splash plate the slurry on? About 1 tanker/acre.

Very dry here with typically very little rain in June/July. Reasonably thick stuff.

Plan will be to graze aftermaths about 5 to 6 weeks after cutting.

TIA

Trailing shoe is best option but failing that dribble bar. Cows been happy to graze here 2 weeks after trailing shoe

 

[Sid]

Trailing shoe is best option but failing that dribble bar. Cows been happy to graze here 2 weeks after trailing shoe

Agree with shoe.

Be aware of risk of disease grazing quickly slurry applications.

 

[Farmer Keith]

1 load to the acre too much if it’s thick and planning to graze afterwards?

edit: how big is your tanker?

 

[crashbox]

1 load to the acre too much if it’s thick and planning to graze afterwards?

edit: how big is your tanker?

3k

 

[nonemouse]

3k

3000gal acre of thick slurry is too much IMHO you will get bands of dead grass with a dribble bar, is to much really with an injector at this time of year, if it was watery you would maybe get away with it

 

[Davy]

Water it way down and spread it over more area. The thin stuff will get to work quicker and not contaminate the sward.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Bit of a faff here to apply to grazing ground but works well, parlour washings go to a separate tank so if I pump from the slatted tank until it’s 50/50 and apply at 1500 gallons to the acre behind the cows it’s working really well.

 

[Water Wheel]

Our slurry has a fair bit of waste silage and chopped bedding straw in it and the contractor had to abandon the dribble bar as it blocked the macerator/ pump on the dribble bar.
Splash plate worked fine.
Have to get it on ASAP after cutting so no contamination of new growth.
Then pray for rain.