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Grazing 2011

  • 21-04-2011 10:41pm
    #1
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭


    noticed a good few people on here have grass budgeting figures avaible.

    as of last monday growth has just met demand of 66kg/ha
    currently on 4kg dm maize and 1kg meal which will end tomorrow, and about a third og the herd will be feed 2kg nut, heifers and thin cows

    farm cover 642
    cover/lu 127
    5.1 lu/ha
    growth 66kg/ha for the week gone by

    going by the wedge we are running on target, will see how it goes when the maize comes out, might have to feed a bit more meal later on.
    started bulling today.

    need growth rate in excess of 85kg/day to cut out all feed


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Magic day has arrived so. Are you growing maize this yr Dar?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭dar31


    not for the last few years now, prefare to buy it, at least that way i am paying for what i get, pay by the ton weighed into the pit at certain quality criteria. nasty cheque to hand over though.


  • #4
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Saves land though, I'm guessing price is governed by price of barley on the day. A lot of ppl round here have stopped growing it too.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #5
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    i sowedd my triticale and lupins yesterday , found the maize too dear... grew this last year and was well impressed so have 25 acres of it this year , had 10 last year


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