What grass for hay?

[gerr]

I want to reseed some fields that we bought for hay to sell to mixed livestock farms. The leys are old and exhausted so I think reseeding is the way to go. I can't graze the fields as there are no fences, just hedges, so it will be cropped 2-3 times in the simmer and rested through winter. What would be the most suitable and best yielding? Hoping for 2 cuts of wraps and 1 of hay is weather is kind.

 

[Al R]

@Kevtherev

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Late Perennial Rygrass with some Timothy .avoid the early ryegrass they go to head to soon and go stemy to quick

 

[kill]

I want to reseed some fields that we bought for hay to sell to mixed livestock farms. The leys are old and exhausted so I think reseeding is the way to go. I can't graze the fields as there are no fences, just hedges, so it will be cropped 2-3 times in the simmer and rested through winter. What would be the most suitable and best yielding? Hoping for 2 cuts of wraps and 1 of hay is weather is kind.

Just can't understand why farmers ever put themselves through the torture of making hay as it turns quite decent types into mumbling, impatient, unreasonable idiots that become obsessive with weather forecasts.

Wraps cheaper than a nervous breakdown.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just can't understand why farmers ever put themselves through the torture of making hay as it turns quite decent types into mumbling, impatient, unreasonable idiots that become obsessive with weather forecasts.

Wraps cheaper than a nervous breakdown.

its a piece of cake atm, drying fast without even much turning ,and with relatively low humidity in the forecast {:} for this week with no thundery on the cards maybe a bit cloudy at times but its making very well anyway and I see no reason to think that that wont continue for awhile ..in short there aint much rain about ir.....


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[Boohoo]

I've reseeded a field with this mixture in the hope that it'll be good for hay

https://www.dlf.co.uk/forage-grass-...and/specialist-mixtures/hf-scots-hay-prod1128

Time will tell if it was the right thing to do. I'm sure most seed companies will sell mixtures that they claim are suitable for hay

 

[Man_in_black]

@Great In Grass very good guy to deal with

 

[kill]

its a piece of cake atm, drying fast without even much turning ,and with relatively low humidity in the forecast {:} for this week with no thundery on the cards maybe a bit cloudy at times but its making very well anyway and I see no reason to think that that wont continue for awhile ..in short there aint much rain about ir.....


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You don't get sea mist rolling in at tea time dampening things down and making farmers turn into something that resembles " The Incredible Hulk " while phoning their contractor

 

[gerr]

You don't get sea mist rolling in at tea time dampening things down and making farmers turn into something that resembles " The Incredible Hulk " while phoning their contractor

Yes, I couldn't see the far end of a small field all day Saturday whilst a few miles in land it was blue skies.

 

[gerr]

Just can't understand why farmers ever put themselves through the torture of making hay as it turns quite decent types into mumbling, impatient, unreasonable idiots that become obsessive with weather forecasts.

Wraps cheaper than a nervous breakdown.

I'm with you in thought but it is an extra way to reduce costs if the weather is suitable. And hay is easier to sell.

 

[Matt]

Just can't understand why farmers ever put themselves through the torture of making hay as it turns quite decent types into mumbling, impatient, unreasonable idiots that become obsessive with weather forecasts.

Wraps cheaper than a nervous breakdown.

Learnt the same lesson as me. I prefer to bale and wrap. Even if its haylege.
If I want hay I'll just buy it off field.

 

[Matt]

Wouldn't want to make this Italian ryegrass into hay.

 

[davidroberts30]

I've reseeded a field with this mixture in the hope that it'll be good for hay

https://www.dlf.co.uk/forage-grass-...and/specialist-mixtures/hf-scots-hay-prod1128

Time will tell if it was the right thing to do. I'm sure most seed companies will sell mixtures that they claim are suitable for hay

I used this 1 ,2 year ago
https://www.barenbrug.co.uk/farming/products/england-wales-grass-seed-mixtures/barmix

Just had 16 bales to the acre of dry haylage off 46units of N

 

[Boohoo]

I used this 1 ,2 year ago
https://www.barenbrug.co.uk/farming/products/england-wales-grass-seed-mixtures/barmix

Just had 16 bales to the acre of dry haylage off 46units of N

Impressive yield for the amount of fertiliser but more isn't always better when it comes to hay and with half of the ryegrass being tetraploid it wouldn't be the easiest to dry

 

[davidroberts30]

Impressive yield for the amount of fertiliser but more isn't always better when it comes to hay and with half of the ryegrass being tetraploid it wouldn't be the easiest to dry

that's why I had dry haylage off it

 

[Still Farming]

Blocking round baler snd no fert here?