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grass measuring 2016

  • 14-02-2016 5:58am
    #1
    yosemitesam1
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    Anyone measuring yet?
    Gr of 9 here the last two weeks, the chicory looks to be doing double what grass is atm


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  • #2
    Greengrass1
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    Farm cover 980
    No Gr. Been month since did last cover
    23% grazed to date ( small bit of damage done, nothing major)
    50% calved in 1st 14 days
    No silage
    4 kg meal
    11kg grass
    Scc 215

    Weighing heifers this morning before they go to grass


  • #3
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Farm cover 980
    No Gr. Been month since did last cover
    23% grazed to date ( small bit of damage done, nothing major)
    50% calved in 1st 14 days
    No silage
    4 kg meal
    11kg grass
    Scc 215

    Weighing heifers this morning before they go to grass

    Are.u able to leave them out full time or do you bring them in when grass is grazed?


  • #4
    Greengrass1
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Are.u able to leave them out full time or do you bring them in when grass is grazed?

    Out full time the last 5 days. Used up all my good quality bales snd only had dry cow silage left


  • #5
    bogman_bass
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    You dairy lads aren't the only ones that can get cows out early!


  • #6
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭degetme


    Lads afc standing at 440. Would ye pull the plug tomorrow? I've a high demand next spring. Three highest covers are 1100.


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  • #7
    Timmaay
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    degetme wrote: »
    Lads afc standing at 440. Would ye pull the plug tomorrow? I've a high demand next spring. Three highest covers are 1100.

    Definitely pull the plug.


  • #8
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭degetme


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Definitely pull the plug.

    would I get an opening cover of 900 come 7th feb?


  • #9
    yewtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭yewtree


    degetme wrote: »
    would I get an opening cover of 900 come 7th feb?

    You would be doing well to get to 900. Have to average growth of 5/ day from now until February, never get more than 3 over winter here.


  • #10
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    You could well do it,
    We grew 740 kgs from 1st November to 1st Feb last year but I have loads of reseed. I hope I do it this year. Best paddocks grew 16/day


  • #11
    degetme
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    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    You could well do it,
    We grew 740 kgs from 1st November to 1st Feb last year but I have loads of reseed. I hope I do it this year. Best paddocks grew 16/day

    What ye close at this year? Expecting opening cover?


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  • #12
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    degetme wrote: »
    What ye close at this year? Expecting opening cover?

    400 :(:(
    Hoping 1100
    Don't know what to expect tbh


  • #13
    trixi2011
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    All cows off the milking block now cover only 500 usually would graze till end of November and close with a higher cover . First paddock closed 20 th sept as we would be alot further north than most Irish farms can expect feck all winter growth but will be stocked alot lower next


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