silage and fertilise

leoch

hi guys wat do u spread on ur silage fields for first cut,i didnt put out slurry this year on the silage fields but will after its cut ,i was thinking 4-5 bags to the acre is this enough ,its was graved during the winter with lambs

Mooooo

leoch wrote: »

hi guys wat do u spread on ur silage fields for first cut,i didnt put out slurry this year on the silage fields but will after its cut ,i was thinking 4-5 bags to the acre is this enough ,its was graved during the winter with lambs

Are you planning a second cut? When do you hope to cut and has the ground got anything yet? When was it stopped being grazed,? If you want quality ideally cut before June so if you could get 3.5 bags of 18.6.12+S cut the end of may you may get a second cut early enough to get a good bit of grazing off it

leoch

Lambs were of it end of January nothing on it since would like to cut it early June and no second cut is the +s..sulphur is it good on silage ground

Mooooo

leoch wrote: »

Lambs were of it end of January nothing on it since would like to cut it early June and no second cut is the +s..sulphur is it good on silage ground

Yeah sulphur you can get 18 6 12 with it. It would help with silage alright. Could go with 4 bags of it but once you go into June the grass starts heading out and the silage will be stemmy and of lower quality, so cut as early as you can once the N is used up. Rule of thumb is 2 units of N used per day in good growing conditions so if you put out 70 units and weather is ok you can cut in 35 days. It could prob do with that but at least the sheep should have it with a clean butt

triggerharvey

going with 2500 gal of slurry per acre 2 bags of 18 6 12 and 2 bags of nitrogen this year

Fine Day

triggerharvey wrote: »

going with 2500 gal of slurry per acre 2 bags of 18 6 12 and 2 bags of nitrogen this year

Thats alot to give in my opnion not including the cost. I go with 3.5 bags of 18_6_12 only with no slurry Last year I cut on the 19th of may. Got 9 bales to the acre. Doing the same this year. The quality was excellent. Everyone has there own ways & land & grass quality differs also.
I got caught a few years back where I went with 2000gals of slurry in feb & 3.5 bags of cut swart in late march. Was looking to be a great crop in may until the weather came bad & was about 10 days late cutting it. Was very rank and quality was poor. I also go for quality over quantity now where possible.

charolais0153

Theheff wrote: »

Thats alot to give in my opnion not including the cost. I go with 3.5 bags of 18_6_12 only with no slurry Last year I cut on the 19th of may. Got 9 bales to the acre. Doing the same this year. The quality was excellent. Everyone has there own ways & land & grass quality differs also.
I got caught a few years back where I went with 2000gals of slurry in feb & 3.5 bags of cut swart in late march. Was looking to be a great crop in may until the weather came bad & was about 10 days late cutting it. Was very rank and quality was poor. I also go for quality over quantity now where possible.

Do u graze it before taking up

triggerharvey

charolais0153 wrote: »

Do u graze it before taking up

fields were grazed tight before slurry was spread

max12

Just took cattle off the silage ground today. Would it be too late to put out slurry on it and then fertiliser the following week

triggerharvey

max12 wrote: »

Just took cattle off the silage ground today. Would it be too late to put out slurry on it and then fertiliser the following week

should be ok we spread the slurry last tuesday raining nicely the last hour so should wash it in

Bass Reeves

max12 wrote: »

Just took cattle off the silage ground today. Would it be too late to put out slurry on it and then fertiliser the following week

I have been spreading Ureas as closing paddocks over last week's. Slurry going out on Tuesday. IMO no as grass will have nitrogen from slurry and N demand will be low for first 10 days as grass starts to grow. You would want slurry going out tomorrow or Tuesday and N virtually 7 days later. I would consider CAN rather than Urea in that case as there is a risk that the slurry cakes on top of ground if weather is dry.

memorystick

What’s the maximum amount of slurry you can put per acre?

Bass Reeves

memorystick wrote: »

What’s the maximum amount of slurry you can put per acre?

I usually go with 3k gallons/ acre but have done 4/ acre in late March on really bare paddocks

memorystick

Bass Reeves wrote: »

I usually go with 3k gallons/ acre but have done 4/ acre in late March on really bare paddocks

I’ve index 4. Thinking 4K and 5 bags of leifi boost

Fine Day

charolais0153 wrote: »

Do u graze it before taking up

No if I can help it. Closed of in the 1st of nov last.

GrasstoMilk

Theheff wrote: »

No if I can help it. Closed of in the 1st of nov last.

When are you cutting?
We've 66 unis n 20p and 60k out on ground not grazed. Hoping to cut 1st week of may weather permitting

cacs

Mooooo wrote: »

Are you planning a second cut? When do you hope to cut and has the ground got anything yet? When was it stopped being grazed,? If you want quality ideally cut before June so if you could get 3.5 bags of 18.6.12+S cut the end of may you may get a second cut early enough to get a good bit of grazing off it

I got my silage ground tested three four years ago all index 3/4 for p&k I went with pasture sward and slurry for first cut and pasture sward only for second cut. Got it tested again this year all silage ground dropped to index 1/2 ph is around 6. Grazed all the silage ground. Took the cattle off it Friday evening 4.5 bags 18.6.12 per acre on Saturday and role hope for a cut date last week in may or latest June bank holiday. Slurry and 18.6.12 again and go for second cut.

GrasstoMilk

Theheff wrote: »

No if I can help it. Closed of in the 1st of nov last.

When are you cutting?
We've 66 unis n 20p and 60k out on ground not grazed. Hoping to cut 1st week of may weather permitting

Fine Day

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

When are you cutting?
We've 66 unis n 20p and 60k out on ground not grazed. Hoping to cut 1st week of may weather permitting

Hope to cut around mid-may. Weather permitting of course.

whelan2

Theheff wrote: »

No if I can help it. Closed of in the 1st of nov last.

What cover is on it now?

Fine Day

whelan2 wrote: »

What cover is on it now?

Very little as it was grazed very tight before the winter. Mild weather forecasted later this week so hopefully it will drive things on.