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What to do with grass like this?

  • 21-02-2014 09:15AM
    #1
    sheebadog
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    Have ryegrass an crimson clover mix that I want to make first cut of in April 10. But as you can see it's gone past grazing, any ideas?


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  • #2
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Have ryegrass an crimson clover mix that I want to make first cut of in April 10. But as you can see it's gone past grazing, any ideas?

    Sorry photos.


  • #3
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Sorry photos.

    Another photo


  • #4
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Another photo
    Chop it into the pit, ring the IFJ first to get a pic and drive Stan mad:D

    If the weather remains like this here you should bale and have near the road cause it's looking like we'll be importing feed fairly soon here in Ireland.

    I'm looking for silage and found it really difficult to source. In the end after many phone calls met a neighbour in the shop yesterday, told him the story and he said call down as he has loads.


  • #5
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    Im movin to France, cut in a week and drive on


  • #6
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    delaval wrote: »
    Chop it into the pit, ring the IFJ first to get a pic and drive Stan mad:D

    If the weather remains like this here you should bale and have near the road cause it's looking like we'll be importing feed fairly soon here in Ireland.

    I'm looking for silage and found it really difficult to source. In the end after many phone calls met a neighbour in the shop yesterday, told him the story and he said call down as he has loads.

    Baling is not an option as I already have 500+ in stock. Anyhow it's only 16% dm.
    Would it be ok to zero graze ?


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  • #7
    on the river
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    Another photo
    ya i whould bail it also better be safe then sorry


  • #8
    on the river
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    Baling is not an option as I already have 500+ in stock. Anyhow it's only 16% dm.
    Would it be ok to zero graze ?

    let out some livestock so and eat it down


  • #9
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Baling is not an option as I already have 500+ in stock. Anyhow it's only 16% dm.
    Would it be ok to zero graze ?
    Hard to say from the pics, looks a little stemmy. If you're happy that there's lot of leaf it would give your protein a good lift. If its leafy I zgraze it


  • #10
    willfarmerman
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    I'd graze it if it's dry enough to carry machinery it'd carry cattle. If you put enough of them on it and move strip graze it there won't be much waste.


  • #11
    on the river
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    whatever you do. do it soon before another storm arrives


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  • #12
    sheebadog
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    willfarmerman wrote: »
    I'd graze it if it's dry enough to carry machinery it'd carry cattle. If you put enough of them on it and move strip graze it there won't be much waste.

    Gone past grazing as above my knee. They would trample more than they would eat. Also it's a large parcel with no fencing whatsoever


  • #13
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    on the river wrote: »
    whatever you do. do it soon before another storm arrives

    Recorded 610mm of rain since Xmas eve. Gave first application to winter wheat on Wednesday and got 17mm yesterday- it's turning out to be a difficult spring


  • #14
    Gillespy
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    Zerograze it. You won't bale it or graze it and even if you would, that is nice stuff to zerograze, fills a load fast and responds well to the clean cut of zerograzing.


  • #15
    C4d78
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    When was it actually grazed last? Huge cover for this time of year


  • #16
    razor8
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    A few sheep wouldn't be long nipping it down


  • #17
    Lano Lynn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭Lano Lynn


    thats just not funny OP u sadist,if you had this on the sheep page there would b a Q at the ferry:D


  • #18
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    C4d78 wrote: »
    When was it actually grazed last? Huge cover for this time of year

    Grazed on 12th of December.


  • #19
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    Some porkies being told here i think.


  • #20
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    willfarmerman wrote: »
    Some porkies being told here i think.

    No. Sorry no porkie pies.


  • #21
    Greengrass1
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    No. Sorry no porkie pies.

    I think you may put your location on your profile sheeba so lads know. Can ye put down countrys on your location?


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  • #22
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Sorry just to clarify, it wasn't grazed on December 12 - it was finished zero grazing on December 12

    Anyhow not important.


  • #23
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I think you may put your location on your profile sheeba so lads know. Can ye put down countrys on your location?

    Don't know how. I'm technologically challenged.


  • #24
    willfarmerman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭willfarmerman


    France?


  • #25
    Deepsouthwest
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    sheebadog wrote: »
    Sorry just to clarify, it wasn't grazed on December 12 - it was finished zero grazing on December 12

    Anyhow not important.

    If that was grazed/zero grazed or whatever on dec 12th and u have that kind of cover on it already, then that's it I'm selling up and moving to France! I thought our main advantage over the rest of Europe was our long growing season, u should see what covers on the fields I grazed in late november, zilch


  • #26
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    willfarmerman wrote: »
    France?

    Yes.


  • #27
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    If that was grazed/zero grazed or whatever on dec 12th and u have that kind of cover on it already, then that's it I'm selling up and moving to France! I thought our main advantage over the rest of Europe was our long growing season, u should see what covers on the fields I grazed in late november, zilch

    Take her handy there. I could possibly have severe drought by May 20.
    However I will get 2 crops p.a.


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