stubble for the winter

Greengrass1

Thinking of asking my neighbour can I sow 12ac of fodder rape in his stubbles for the winter for 35 heifers.
What would ye offer?

Farmer Pudsey

12 acres sounds alot. You will also need a run back so that you do not poach his field. He may not be interested as it may delay sowing in spring if land gets badly poached. It also depends on if he is sowing it and fertility condition.

Greengrass1

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

12 acres sounds alot. You will also need a run back so that you do not poach his field. He may not be interested as it may delay sowing in spring if land gets badly poached. It also depends on if he is sowing it and fertility condition.

140 days I need 30t on DM
4T/HA crop
I actually need 18 acres.
It's right beside my yard. Has two entrances onto my main road way.
Its a 40ac field so idea would be to come 100m from bottom ditch and sow up from that at leave 50 or 100 metres at top for ground for heifers to lie. .
Malting barley growers so fields aren't normally touched until march. I'd be hoping to be out by 2nd week in feb

Markcheese

When would be the latest you could sow ? Don't forget to tell him about all the P and k you're leaving behind,as well as organic matter... :-)

Greengrass1

Markcheese wrote: »

When would be the latest you could sow ? Don't forget to tell him about all the P and k you're leaving behind,as well as organic matter... :-)

Its ripe now. So will be cut this week I'd say.
Could sow next week if he wanted to let me use field for the winter
This field used to belong to this farm but was sold by previous owner. Thats why it has two gates onto my roadway

Username John

Will the poaching affect next years crop?

I know a few lads around here wouldn't let cattle into stubble, as they feel that they churn up the soil too much, and leave it worse for the next years crop...

Maybe that's not right tho?

Greengrass1

Username John wrote: »

Will the poaching affect next years crop?

I know a few lads around here wouldn't let cattle into stubble, as they feel that they churn up the soil too much, and leave it worse for the next years crop...

Maybe that's not right tho?

Heard if that. A fair mess can be made to be fair

exercise is the antidote

Username John wrote: »

Will the poaching affect next years crop?

I know a few lads around here wouldn't let cattle into stubble, as they feel that they churn up the soil too much, and leave it worse for the next years crop...

Maybe that's not right tho?

Had cattle on a bit of stubble here last year,didn't see a problem was very lightly stocked though.

severeoversteer

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Heard if that. A fair mess can be made to be fair

ask him first, he might refuse you point blank

but if not you could reduce poaching by having a back fence to minimise the time cattle are on the same bit of ground

sowed 20 acres of rape yesterday myself, rolled it today

Greengrass1

I have a shed for them and I have silage its the straw that's the problem.
I can't get it it.

If I did get it all I'd have us seed cost. By the time its up it would be too Kate to put out N

mahoney_j

Greengrass1 wrote: »

I have a shed for them and I have silage its the straw that's the problem.
I can't get it it.

If I did get it all I'd have us seed cost. By the time its up it would be too Kate to put out N

U can't get straw in Wexford ?????

Deepsouthwest

mahoney_j wrote: »

U can't get straw in Wexford ?????

This yr?????

Sam Kade

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Thinking of asking my neighbour can I sow 12ac of fodder rape in his stubbles for the winter for 35 heifers.
What would ye offer?

What about westerwolds on more acres you could get a couple for grazings off it and less poaching?

Greengrass1

mahoney_j wrote: »

U can't get straw in Wexford ?????

Believe it or not yes.
About 200 bales short
Every one has there own customers
The lad we got it off was approaches by a mushroom company to take all his straw and he agreed because it made life easier for him

Wendell Gee

Don't know where you are in Wexford, but where I am it's a buyers market. No demand from up the country, regulars, shed, or chop are the options

Greengrass1

mahoney_j wrote: »

U can't get straw in Wexford ?????

Believe it or not yes.
About 200 bales short
Every one has there own customers
The lad we got it off was approaches by a mushroom company to take all his straw and he agreed because it made life easier for him

Greengrass1

Wendell Gee wrote: »

Don't know where you are in Wexford, but where I am it's a buyers market. No demand from up the country, regulars, shed, or chop are the options

We don't go near anyone unless we have the money to pay for it when we have it baled.

Deepsouthwest

Greengrass1 wrote: »

We don't go near anyone unless we have the money to pay for it when we have it baled.

My straw comes from about 60 miles away every yr, I'm sure lads in the west of Ireland are getting it from further again. There's no better value than ur part of the country, I'd imagine.

frazzledhome

Greengrass1 wrote: »

We don't go near anyone unless we have the money to pay for it when we have it baled.

If you need straw give me a pm. Buyers market this year. Delivered 4*4 or Heston

Sam Kade

Looking for stubble for growing a forage crop quickly turned into a straw availability thread :mad: