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[Bossfarmer]

'It costs nothing' in your book but you are unable to quantify it??

Do you have enough time and money to wrap, cart and stack bales?

Can you envisage the time it would take to feed 200 cows using round bale silage? Believe me, I have worked on a place that relied heavily on bales to feed a dairy herd and it was a complete nightmare.

i have 200 cows and do just that, chuck them over barriers into ring feeders, bale grab cuts bale and pulls plastic off for me, couldnt be quicker

 

[sodbuster]

All bales here fed through diet feeder. Feeding 450 cow's daily through winter in just under 1.5 hours

 

[Bossfarmer]

All bales here fed through diet feeder. Feeding 450 cow's daily through winter in just under 1.5 hours

how many you make a year? contractors do them?

 

[sodbuster]

About 3000. Bought my own fusion vario last year

 

[Bossfarmer]

About 3000. Bought my own fusion vario last year

whats your main reasons for sticking with bales? a lot of folk on here seem to favour pit

 

[sodbuster]

whats your main reasons for sticking with bales? a lot of folk on here seem to favour pit

Cost to build put would be same as my net and film bill for 10 years but would also have to pay contractor to fill it. 2 farms 4 miles apart with most silage coming home so bales are easier to haul. All grass doesn't need to be ready at same time so can do a bit here and there. Very little or no waste. Easy to store fresh if there is a carry over. If a pit fell out the sky tomorrow and cost me nothing to build I would use it though.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Cost to build put would be same as my net and film bill for 10 years but would also have to pay contractor to fill it. 2 farms 4 miles apart with most silage coming home so bales are easier to haul. All grass doesn't need to be ready at same time so can do a bit here and there. Very little or no waste. Easy to store fresh if there is a carry over. If a pit fell out the sky tomorrow and cost me nothing to build I would use it though.

similar reasons here, plus the associated DM losses(most farmers pretend dont exist) with a pit!

 

[Devon James]

Had a trip down to @granitefarmer this week. Fantastic quality grass. Sheets on before tea

 

[davidroberts30]

Had a trip down to @granitefarmer this week. Fantastic quality grass. Sheets on before tea View attachment 802510View attachment 802514View attachment 802516

You'll be cutting that again in 5 weeks

 

[Granite Farmer]

You'll be cutting that again in 5 weeks

Only if it bledy rains!

And yes it was some nice stuff