Current ground conditions.

Western Pomise

Bear with me in that I am talking about trafficability on average ground quality wise...(the odd clump of rushes to keep soil in place;))...but land v wet here,considering we had kind reasonably dry spells over winter do people think its just from the few heavy days snow we had back in January...how are conditions on 'good land'?

greenfield21

Western Pomise wrote: »

Bear with me in that I am talking about trafficability on average ground quality wise...(the odd clump of rushes to keep soil in place;))...but land v wet here,considering we had kind reasonably dry spells over winter do people think its just from the few heavy days snow we had back in January...how are conditions on 'good land'?

Sure we had nearly two weeks of dry weather after the snow melted but no drying. it's the lack of any real drying, hardly any sunshine round here this year so far. Still early days for heavy land turnout, aiming for mid march for heavy ground.

Nekarsulm

Land saturated here. Sheets of water just sluicing off it.

darragh_haven

The place is in sh1t.

Base price

My land in nc Dublin would be considered good.
I had a walk through it this afternoon when I got back home to see how it was holding up. Neighbour has horses on it and I reckon that horses are harder on land than cattle or sheep.
After the rain last night it is greasy underfoot and divots are starting to appear. I think that it is time to get them off so it has a chance to repair.
On the flip side - my place in Longford is saturated and unless the weather improves, I would not consider letting cattle out as they would cut it to ribbons. However, I have overwinter yearling bulls from early November until yesterday on a out farm which would be rocky and free draining.

micraX

Also I North County Dublin, some very wet, needs to dry pretty quick, going to try put spuds in this week if it drys up.

MickeyShtyles

Tis in good enough condition to plow.....

Base price

micraX wrote: »

Also I North County Dublin, some very wet, needs to dry pretty quick, going to try put spuds in this week if it drys up.

Your neck of the woods would be a lot more free draining than mine. Best of luck and hope the weather is kind to you

blue5000

Pools of water in some hollows this morning, sloppy enough along the kale fence too, nothing out on grass yet.

micraX

blue5000 wrote: »

Pools of water in some hollows this morning, sloppy enough along the kale fence too, nothing out on grass yet.

Tracks getting deep in some of the feilds of kale here. Few more "specials" in lidl and aldi will clear out the last few acres I think.

td5man

Forecast for the week isn't great.

darragh_haven

td5man wrote: »

Forecast for the week isn't great.

Myself and my dad walked around the farm checking fields. Resigned ourselves to not getting any cattle out for 2 weeks minimum. And that was before todays rain.

KatyMac

It absolutely belted rain the whole night and the fields are in an awful state here.

Western Pomise

So I wasn't imagining it then!!

tanko

Western Pomise wrote: »

So I wasn't imagining it then!!

No, you weren't. It won't be any better in ten days either. Good bales at €20 mightn't be bad value yet.

Bullocks

tanko wrote: »

No, you weren't. It won't be any better in ten days either. Good bales at €20 mightn't be bad value yet.

If I got nice hay at that money I'd take it and store it just in case even though we have plenty of pit silage left . This weather if it lasts a week could bump up fodder prices a bit

Reggie.

tanko wrote: »

No, you weren't. It won't be any better in ten days either. Good bales at €20 mightn't be bad value yet.

Wait for the price increase :rolleyes:

Reggie.

Bullocks wrote: »

If I got nice hay at that money I'd take it and store it just in case even though we have plenty of pit silage left . This weather if it lasts a week could bump up fodder prices a bit

We held onto our hay this year just in case. Around 70 round bales stored

Nekarsulm

A fellow who rang about silage three weeks ago , but never turned up, has re-surfaced this morning........

Reggie.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A fellow who rang about silage three weeks ago , but never turned up, has re-surfaced this morning........

I bet he has

AP2014

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A fellow who rang about silage three weeks ago , but never turned up, has re-surfaced this morning........

Price should be gone up a fiver....

Nekarsulm

Ha! He came and looked at it, smelt it, twisted a handful, and then offered to buy the entire pit-full at €18! It was advertised at €30 :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Reggie.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Ha! He came and looked at it, smelt it, twisted a handful, and then offered to buy the entire pit-full at €18! It was advertised at €30 :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

And you told him.......

Nekarsulm

I told him the country was full of round bales, at 18€ each.
(I think his mixer wagon doesn't like round bales)

Reggie.

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I told him the country was full of round bales, at 18€ each.
(I think his mixer wagon doesn't like round bales)

I'd love to see a Cavan Man negotiate

farawaygrass

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Ha! He came and looked at it, smelt it, twisted a handful, and then offered to buy the entire pit-full at €18! It was advertised at €30 :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

How do you price a pit for sale? Is it by the trailer and estimate the weight and charge say per half ton realitive to bale silage?

darragh_haven

farawaygrass wrote: »

How do you price a pit for sale? Is it by the trailer and estimate the weight and charge say per half ton realitive to bale silage?

We charge €40/ton here for pit and weigh it before and after at a local quarry weighbridge

Deepsouthwest

darragh_haven wrote: »

We charge €40/ton here for pit and weigh it before and after at a local quarry weighbridge

Much sale for pit silage this yr? I have a pit I want to finish as I want to put cubicles in it this summer, unlikely if I'll finish it. It's mid seventies dmd with Brewers grains through it, prob wouldn't pay to sell it.

Reggie.

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Much sale for pit silage this yr? I have a pit I want to finish as I want to put cubicles in it this summer, unlikely if I'll finish it. It's mid seventies dmd with Brewers grains through it, prob wouldn't pay to sell it.

Well ya wouldn't know what might happen if this "spring" gets dragged out

Milked out

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Much sale for pit silage this yr? I have a pit I want to finish as I want to put cubicles in it this summer, unlikely if I'll finish it. It's mid seventies dmd with Brewers grains through it, prob wouldn't pay to sell it.

I was saying two weeks back id have a pit left over and what to do with it but mother nature seems to have decided I have counted the chicks b4 they've hatched with the way the weather has turned since, I'd say we'll have a fair cut off getting thru it now.
Could you re pit it elsewhere if you have some left or would secondary heating make **** of it?

darragh_haven

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Much sale for pit silage this yr? I have a pit I want to finish as I want to put cubicles in it this summer, unlikely if I'll finish it. It's mid seventies dmd with Brewers grains through it, prob wouldn't pay to sell it.

No. Not selling any pit stuff this year, its handier for ourselves. No one has come asking either. But it's 40 for anyone that asks and if too dear they can get it somewhere else. Your stuff with the brewers in it is too valuable to waste selling it. You might be wanting it if ground conditions continue to deteriorate.
I was talking to one guy today in his yard and he said the cows are doing minor damage. I had a look at the field where the cows came out of and I'd hate to see heavy poaching. .....

Deepsouthwest

darragh_haven wrote: »

No. Not selling any pit stuff this year, its handier for ourselves. No one has come asking either. But it's 40 for anyone that asks and if too dear they can get it somewhere else. Your stuff with the brewers in it is too valuable to waste selling it. You might be wanting it if ground conditions continue to deteriorate.
I was talking to one guy today in his yard and he said the cows are doing minor damage. I had a look at the field where the cows came out of and I'd hate to see heavy poaching. .....

Often wondered about different people's take on poaching. Dirtied ground, I'd never care, hoof marks 2/3 inches deep eventhough the field looks fine from a distance I'd be a lot more worried about.

Willfarman

Well ground here would be somewher between being sloppy and scuttery at the minute.. Joys of wooly vermin and heavy land..