Straw in the swath, auction results 2021

[7610 super q]

Going by that my cows gave me a waste product this morning as I had already harvested the milk yesterday, and any 2nd crop of lambs from a ewe is the same.

If straw isn't a waste product why do you arable guy want such a short straw using shortners?

Once again your narrow view pops up again.
look at the supply chain involved in livestock farming. Travel through a livestock area and look at the number of businesses involved in the process.
Traveling through the east of the country last week there was a distinct lack of ag related businesses. I saw 2, Claas UK and 1 machinery dealer. Here in Devon every town had an ag related business.


Livestock prices are making up for the years of under investment and low incomes.

Never used straw shortners. But that's more to do with growing the crop on a shoestring more than anything.

 

[fieldfarmer]

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If straw isn't a waste product why do you arable guy want such a short straw using shortners?


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For the same reason I manipulate my unborn calfs size before birth, to be able to successfully harvest a year's work. Flat crops are just as bad as cesareans.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Going by that my cows gave me a waste product this morning as I had already harvested the milk yesterday, and any 2nd crop of lambs from a ewe is the same.

If straw isn't a waste product why do you arable guy want such a short straw using shortners?

Once again your narrow view pops up again.
look at the supply chain involved in livestock farming. Travel through a livestock area and look at the number of businesses involved in the process.
Traveling through the east of the country last week there was a distinct lack of ag related businesses. I saw 2, Claas UK and 1 machinery dealer. Here in Devon every town had an ag related business.


Livestock prices are making up for the years of under investment and low incomes.

'They' use 'growth regulator s because ' they' use excessive and unnatural amounts of N, thats the only reason corn 'goes down ' ..too much nitrogen.

 

[lloyd]

There would be no arguing about straw
prices on here if you all practised mixed farming.

 

[fieldfarmer]

There would be no arguing about straw
prices on here if you all practised mixed farming.

I got corn, cows and fatten cattle, and fatten store lambs but there's no way on Gods earth I keeping sheep, is that close enough?

 

[lloyd]

I got corn, cows and fatten cattle, and fatten store lambs but there's no way on Gods earth I keeping sheep, is that close enough?

Yeah you get in by the skin of your teeth.

 

[ollie989898]

I am pleased to here the livestock trade is doing so well.

The price of a lexion has little to do with the price of grain or straw and more to do with the rise in the cost of steel and just about everything.

If I was an arable farmer I might be considering putting a sizeable barn up as well. Chopping straw at this kind of money must be nuts.

One thing though- these 'straw shorterners' there is no arable farmer out there spraying on growth regulators trying to halve the eventual height of his crop. To do so would cost big money (some PGR's are murder expensive) and would hurt the crop hard too. In any event I reckon you probably get more straw yield from crops that have been grown with the judicious use of PGRs because the crop ends up thicker most years.

 

[Steevo]

In any event I reckon you probably get more straw yield from crops that have been grown with the judicious use of PGRs because the crop ends up thicker most years.

I fully agree. I also thing that stronger, thicker stems stand the combine better.