poor looking 2nd cut

vanderbadger

anyone else finding their 2nd cut looks poorish, granted its coming a bit since the rain but most crops down my way seem poor looking

nashmach

Most are non existant in the sunny south east

Mulumpy

Very poor ere too is cut eight weeks. Hopefully all this rain that's promised will green it up. Will prob cut next week

towzer2010

Mine is only properly growing now. The dry weather really stunted it. I had put out slurry before the dry spell which caked on top when the dry weather came. Its broken up at last thankfully.

bbam

It's moving again but there were 2 weeks of no growth.

So, say two weeks of no growth, do ye all count this into its growth time since closing? Ours is prob 6 weeks since fert, but I'm thinking another 3 weeks before cutting.

Don't plan on going beyond that as quality is the name of te game, learned that big time last year.

Timmaay

Closed off 40acres in early june for 2nd cut, have had to graze the most of that, will cut 15acres of it at the end of this week, and I reckon whats on it is barely hitting the 2000kg/ha. Will need to go in for another cut on the farm in late September.

whelan1

had a great second cut, heavy enough and in the pit now, 3rd cut flying it:D:D:D makes up for the crap spring we had around here

bogman_bass

mine is looking decent. just waiting for a dry spell. this weekend might be the chance

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

had a great second cut, heavy enough and in the pit now, 3rd cut flying it:D:D:D makes up for the crap spring we had around here

Did you ever consider extending your grazing as opposed to doing a third cut?
Prob the most expensive feed in the yard

whelan1

delaval wrote: »

Did you ever consider extending your grazing as opposed to doing a third cut?
Prob the most expensive feed in the yard

i have too much grass at the minute... going to reseed some paddocks, do some bales and i wont need to graze the silage ground until september... too much grass is nearly as bad as having none

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

i have too much grass at the minute... going to reseed some paddocks, do some bales and i wont need to graze the silage ground until september... too much grass is nearly as bad as having none

When will you cut?

whelan1

third cut will be cut in 3-4 weeks and then cows can go to it- will do 45 acres, have a 30 acre field that i did for second cut that cows will graze instead of the fields i am reseeding....

Bodacious

bogman_bass wrote: »

mine is looking decent. just waiting for a dry spell. this weekend might be the chance

Hoping to cut Sunday, bale Tuesday ... Rain coming in Wednesday

Going forward...

Did ours last week, six bales/acre and it's up so fast again.

delaval wrote: »

Did you ever consider extending your grazing as opposed to doing a third cut?
Prob the most expensive feed in the yard

I wish I could graze all the acres I have, by the cows obviously but even heifers etc, landlord won't allow grazing. In saying that, as bales the cost of 3rd cut is okay and quality is good too. Bales don't recognize what cut you're doing. Bales ftw:p

delaval

Going forward... wrote: »

Did ours last week, six bales/acre and it's up so fast again.

I wish I could graze all the acres I have, by the cows obviously but even heifers etc, landlord won't allow grazing. In saying that, as bales the cost of 3rd cut is okay and quality is good too. Bales don't recognize what cut you're doing. Bales ftw:p

Are you on 11mth Conacre?

Going forward...

delaval wrote: »

Are you on 11mth Conacre?

No but he's contrary like that but that's his only issue. He is great to deal with. And it's good land and close. I get three good cuts off it and it can take slurry any day of the year it's so dry. Land is hard to come by locally.

bob charles

my small second cut done 3.5 bales to acre so just under a ton of DM per ac after 60units of N and 4k gls of slurry. This was a hybrid ryegrass and growing for something under 40days. Pathetic

Going forward...

Growth or the grass? Find those silage hybrids all show and no substance.

bob charles

Going forward... wrote: »

Growth or the grass? Find those silage hybrids all show and no substance.

Growth, hybrids are perfect if used as they should be in a very short rotation. This one is in it third season and will be out next march. For grazing they would be a waste of time

delaval

Going forward... wrote: »

Growth or the grass? Find those silage hybrids all show and no substance.

look great from the road can't see them in the pit

bob charles

delaval wrote: »

look great from the road can't see them in the pit

have most of it already fed and it of serious poor quality aswell, all stem, and so is the P ryegrass.

Muckit

Still getting used to this smart phone. Here's a pic of my second cut that took yesterday evening. Hoping to get it knocked and baled over the weekend. Nitrogen out just over 6 weeks. It's nice and leafy, but no great bulk to it.

Have another ~3 acres that I'm strip grazing at the moment. Needs must

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delaval

bob charles wrote: »

have most of it already fed and it of serious poor quality aswell, all stem, and so is the P ryegrass.

Four weeks June good growth. March was polar, cold nights and harsh wind April and May nothing in July, some stressful time for grass plants.
Sunny here now and cool wind to boot, some kindness please?

We relit Aga yesterday

Muckit

Bodacious wrote: »

Hoping to cut Sunday, bale Tuesday ... Rain coming in Wednesday

Have you a direct line to Ken Ring or what!!??!!:pac:

whelan1

delaval wrote: »

We relit Aga yesterday

going to re light mine tomorrow , got my esb bill:eek::eek: aga is taken for granted when its lit

whelan1

Muckit wrote: »

Have you a direct line to Ken Ring or what!!??!!:pac:

what is he predicting?

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

what is he predicting?

Well how else does he know it's definitely going to be fine Tuesday next week?!

bob charles

whelan1 wrote: »

going to re light mine tomorrow , got my esb bill:eek::eek: aga is taken for granted when its lit

most inefficient yoke you could use to heat the place

whelan1

bob charles wrote: »

most inefficient yoke you could use to heat the place

have had to use emmersion, tumble dryer, electric cooker, electric kettle, toaster,microwave when the aga could do it with no electricity used