Wet straw

[Michael S]

Could do with advice from those who have more experience in this matter. We laid down rows behind our 35ft Claas 760 last saturday. Baler came in sunday but got rained off before a third done. Since then had 50mm rain and no sign of a settled run forecast; currently still dry on the bottom, dry on the top but wet inbetween. So far we haven't moved the rows. Should we leave them, move them or give up on them and lay out some fresh ones somewhere else even if they are likely to get rained on as well?

Michael

 

[Derrick Hughes]

if it was very wet i used to spread it out as far as i could with a tedder , then leave it , rain would go through it , row it up when there is a dry window with a big rake , if its wheat it would stand out two months and improve in bedding quality