Silage thread

bbam

contractor just knocked 2nd thisevening..
Due back to bale tomorrow evening..

good enough looking stuff, apart from one real bad patch of docks

Muckit

just do it wrote: »

2nd cut sprayed with Biactive today so that ties me down to the weekend.

Reseeding is a lot of money but u are doing the right thing. Payback will be quick. You'l b laughing this time next year. Pity u didn't start grass measuring frm start of year u could contrast/ compare next back end how much extra grass u grew. I can see it straight off as you are 3 weeks later cutting your second cut than me. Just think of all that nice aftergrass held up. Just thinking with your roadway u could creep the calves into this reseeded ground from any paddock. Class!!

just do it

Agree with all that Muckit. Tis gas as I've been reading about reseeding for 2/3 years now and this is my first time at it. I'd hate to think about how many hours research! On the other hand Delaval on a whim nearly went and sprayed 10ac on Sunday morning. Silage field I'm reseeding is 10ac as well .



(at least I've saved him a bit on Roundup;))

vanderbadger

next reseed I try I think I will give the guttler a go, i see a few chaps in clare advertising the service, i find our ground is so stony that even the power harrow is bring up a lot of stone.reseeding seems to churn up alot of rubbish weeds also. have you your own chain harrow justdoit?

Muckit

vanderbadger wrote: »

next reseed I try I think I will give the guttler a go, i see a few chaps in clare advertising the service, i find our ground is so stony that even the power harrow is bring up a lot of stone.reseeding seems to churn up alot of rubbish weeds also. have you your own chain harrow justdoit?

I will be very careful where l let another power harrow. Mighty yoke to spread dock roots!

reilig

Muckit wrote: »

I will be very careful where l let another power harrow. Mighty yoke to spread dock roots!

We've no docks thankfully, but when we did get the power harrow in a few years ago, we found that it broke the skin on the ground and much of the ground was very tender after that.

just do it

vanderbadger wrote: »

next reseed I try I think I will give the guttler a go, i see a few chaps in clare advertising the service, i find our ground is so stony that even the power harrow is bring up a lot of stone.reseeding seems to churn up alot of rubbish weeds also. have you your own chain harrow justdoit?

Yeah I got a 12ft one at Dan McInerney's a few years ago. Plan on doing some reseeding every year and have used it to repair rough poached ground to good effect.

hugo29

have a small 1.5 acre field that was reseeded 2 years ago, first cut taken mid june, received 2 bags 18-6-12 per acre, second cut baled today which produced 25 bales:eek:

fcuking hell id i had a few more of them fields id be laughing

all of a sudden gone from possibly being stuck to having just enough

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Knock the second cut today.
Probably go at it tomorrow

freedominacup

hugo29 wrote: »

have a small 1.5 acre field that was reseeded 2 years ago, first cut taken mid june, received 2 bags 18-6-12 per acre, second cut baled today which produced 25 bales:eek:

fcuking hell id i had a few more of them fields id be laughing

all of a sudden gone from possibly being stuck to having just enough

How old are the rest of your swards? answer could be there.

hugo29

freedominacup wrote: »

How old are the rest of your swards? answer could be there.

id say freedom, some of them are older than mine and your ages together, reseed grass is def best, i have another 10 acres waiting second cut, half of which was also reseeded 2 years ago, the reseeded section is miles ahead

passed thru waterford on way back from ferry, place looks like there is no shortage of grass

just do it

Hugo
What cultivation did you use?

hugo29 wrote: »

passed thru waterford on way back from ferry, place looks like there is no shortage of grass

Sure those south & east munster and leinster lads have no idea what real hardship is :D

hugo29

just do it wrote: »

Hugo
What cultivation did you use?


Sure those south & east munster and leinster lads have no idea what real hardship is :D

ploughed and power harrow and sowed with old style grass box, fertilized and rolled

if was going again i would try the one pass system,

freedominacup

hugo29 wrote: »

id say freedom, some of them are older than mine and your ages together, reseed grass is def best, i have another 10 acres waiting second cut, half of which was also reseeded 2 years ago, the reseeded section is miles ahead

passed thru waterford on way back from ferry, place looks like there is no shortage of grass

You should have seen it a month ago. Every where was going brown. Only just got going in the past week to 10 days again as it was always going to.

Irishmale

Anyone know what 2nd cut silage ground is making? Good crop. Got plenty of manure. Ready in 10 days. In Meath.

stanflt

At 3rd cut finally

PatQfarmer

just do it wrote: »

Hugo
What cultivation did you use?


Sure those south & east munster and leinster lads have no idea what real hardship is :D

'Tis true, lads. Myself and my cattle would drown in some of yere fields:D

mahoney_j

Third cut and Surplus paddocks knocked ,tedded .rake comming at 6 and bAler close behind.last time this year hopefully!

6480

hoping to get wholecrop barley and a 3rd cut in over the weekend and be done with it for this year

bogman_bass

last 4 acres cut last night. pick up today

Marooned75

Baling 2nd cut today and getting bales of straw also,tight for space in shed for straw would two wraps work and store them outside and open when needed.

6480

Marooned75 wrote: »

Baling 2nd cut today and getting bales of straw also,tight for space in shed for straw would two wraps work and store them outside and open when needed.

yes but stack them on their ends , would wait a week or so before you wrap the straw just to let any moisture out beforehand

whelan1

walked it this morning- while looking for calf:mad:- 45 acres ready to cut all around 3500, had contractor provisionally booked , hope to cut saturday . Will cut triticale first and see what room is left whatever is over will go for bales

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

walked it this morning- while looking for calf:mad:- 45 acres ready to cut all around 3500, had contractor provisionally booked , hope to cut saturday . Will cut triticale first and see what room is left whatever is over will go for bales

Often wondered do pit contractors charge da same per acre for sec and third cut as first cut?

Timmaay

Muckit wrote: »

Often wondered do pit contractors charge da same per acre for sec and third cut as first cut?

Ours doesn't anyway! If he did I wouldn't long be switching contractor!

Muckit

Timmaay wrote: »

Ours doesn't anyway! If he did I wouldn't long be switching contractor!

How much of a reduction do u get?

Mulumpy

Muckit wrote: »

How much of a reduction do u get?

Used to be 20 an acre reduction haven't done second cut pit in few years so not sure

stanflt

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jersey101

Decided to graze the itailian i had saved for second cut. The 12ac of rape i sowed 5 days ago is up already and my 4ac of redstart i sowed 4 weeks ago is flying so i think ill be okay for silage