how much will silage quality go down with delayed cutting?

primary 2

i had hoped to cut my silage around the first or second of june but with the weather it will be proably be early next week,it is only starting to head out now,just wondering will my quality go down much with it been delayed been cut? i know wilting it and making it in good weather will help which i hope to do,so i would like to hear your views

Cran

primary 2 wrote: »

i had hoped to cut my silage around the first or second of june but with the weather it will be proably be early next week,it is only starting to head out now,just wondering will my quality go down much with it been delayed been cut? i know wilting it and making it in good weather will help which i hope to do,so i would like to hear your views

Same here, better than cutting wet I think

primary 2

Cran wrote: »

Same here, better than cutting wet I think

back a few years during those wet summers,i made bales in the wet,never again the silage was sour, what ever chance i think you need it dry

Cavanjack

What if we don't get a dry spell until July. Are you better cut it wet now or wait till then?
So the two options are probably dry sh@#e or wet sh@#e.
Which one?

pedigree 6

Cavanjack wrote: »

What if we don't get a dry spell until July. Are you better cut it wet now or wait till then?
So the two options are probably dry sh@#e or wet sh@#e.
Which one?

Looks like a dry spell before then.
Check the weather forecast.

dohc turbo2

It drops 2-3 units a week

Sillycave

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Looks like a dry spell before then.
Check the weather forecast.

Jaysus I hope so

mf240

It will be bulking up and declining in quality but what can you do. I wouldn't panic for a week or two. Have some fit to cut myself but it will have to wait now.

mahoney_j

Real quality in heavy crops of silage is now gone and will be getting worse by the day,grass heading out and gone stemmy ,most likely 70/71 dmd and heading south of there now ,any chance that comes needs to be taken ,today was a washout here but I'm hoping to knock paddocks in am follow with Tedder twice and bale tomorrow evening ,very windy out now which will be a big help drying grass

Cavanjack

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Looks like a dry spell before then.
Check the weather forecast.

Can't see it on any forecast I'm looking at

visatorro

mahoney_j wrote: »

Real quality in heavy crops of silage is now gone and will be getting worse by the day,grass heading out and gone stemmy ,most likely 70/71 dmd and heading south of there now ,any chance that comes needs to be taken ,today was a washout here but I'm hoping to knock paddocks in am follow with Tedder twice and bale tomorrow evening ,very windy out now which will be a big help drying grass

Just looking at forecast. 13 degrees tomorrow with chances of possibly heavy showers. Glad I did first cut when I did. Have stuff to cut now but not as organised or as brave as you MJ!!

pedigree 6

mahoney_j wrote: »

Real quality in heavy crops of silage is now gone and will be getting worse by the day,grass heading out and gone stemmy ,most likely 70/71 dmd and heading south of there now ,any chance that comes needs to be taken ,today was a washout here but I'm hoping to knock paddocks in am follow with Tedder twice and bale tomorrow evening ,very windy out now which will be a big help drying grass

Hope you miss the showers tomorrow.

pedigree 6

Cavanjack wrote: »

Can't see it on any forecast I'm looking at

Looks like High Pressure is coming in over us Sunday or Monday and staying till Thursday next week atm.

(What forecast are you looking at?)

charolais0153

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Looks like High Pressure is coming in over us Sunday or Monday and staying till Thursday next week atm.

(What forecast are you looking at?)

5 day forecast

pedigree 6

charolais0153 wrote: »

5 day forecast

Tuesday.
Wednesday.
Thursday.
Friday.
Saturday.

charolais0153

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Tuesday.
Wednesday.
Thursday.
Friday.
Saturday.

Exactly ,its not getting to Sunday when ur saying high pressures supposedly coming

pedigree 6

mahoney_j wrote: »

Real quality in heavy crops of silage is now gone and will be getting worse by the day,grass heading out and gone stemmy ,most likely 70/71 dmd and heading south of there now ,any chance that comes needs to be taken ,today was a washout here but I'm hoping to knock paddocks in am follow with Tedder twice and bale tomorrow evening ,very windy out now which will be a big help drying grass

Well are you baling?

Biscuitus

Rain all the way to Sunday here.

Sam Kade

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Well are you baling?

Bales of water by the weather here (north Cork)

pedigree 6

Sam Kade wrote: »

Bales of water by the weather here (north Cork)

Yea we got a few right zingers of showers here today.

mahoney_j

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Well are you baling?

All cut all Tedded out sunny and windy all day one heavy shower and 2 light ones baling in am at 9 o clock ,glad I took chance

pedigree 6

mahoney_j wrote: »

All cut all Tedded out sunny and windy all day one heavy shower and 2 light ones baling in am at 9 o clock ,glad I took chance

You jammy git!:D

Ground conditions are soft enough here for stock let alone for tractors.
The local weather station recorded 30mm of rain yesterday.

But the forecast atm looks even better than it did yesterday.
It's giving HP for the whole of next week now over the country.
So i'll act then. This ground was only closed up in the middle of April.
What will be will be!

whelan2

We got no rain today at all. Very windy all day

Sam Kade

primary 2 wrote: »

i had hoped to cut my silage around the first or second of june but with the weather it will be proably be early next week,it is only starting to head out now,just wondering will my quality go down much with it been delayed been cut? i know wilting it and making it in good weather will help which i hope to do,so i would like to hear your views

When did you close the ground? Usually after mid June quality really goes to sh1t.

freedominacup

Sam Kade wrote: »

When did you close the ground? Usually after mid June quality really goes to sh1t.

That's good to know. Booked contractor this morning for next Tuesday to mow second cut. Quality looks ok so far. If weather came right I'd cut this week though.

Sam Kade

freedominacup wrote: »

That's good to know. Booked contractor this morning for next Tuesday to mow second cut. Quality looks ok so far. If weather came right I'd cut this week though.

Comedy doesn't suit you, stick with the farming

RedPeppers

pedigree 6 wrote: »

You jammy git!:D

Ground conditions are soft enough here for stock let alone for tractors.
The local weather station recorded 30mm of rain yesterday.

But the forecast atm looks even better than it did yesterday.
It's giving HP for the whole of next week now over the country.
So i'll act then. This ground was only closed up in the middle of April.
What will be will be!

What website do you use for long range forecast?,You seem to be on the ball with the weather!

pedigree 6

RedPeppers wrote: »

What website do you use for long range forecast?,You seem to be on the ball with the weather!

I use ......
http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/
mostly for looking at the charts.

Then for short range tomorrow and the next day weather clips.....
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMetOffice

And if you want to get the charts better explained and geeky about it .....
https://www.youtube.com/user/GavsWeatherVids

Our own Met Eireann has to be looked at for the actual rainfall radar and then checking out past weather records.
http://met.ie/
Also watch them after the news on TV.

This can be worth a gander at. It puts into animation the weather forecast.
https://www.windy.com/?rain,53.347,-6.244,5

Well that's mostly it. You can look at netweather but theweatheroutlook is easier to manage.

You did ask!:p

And not forgetting M.T Cranium on boards here.

SuperTortoise

Under serious pressure here, gone 2 weeks past cutting at least, and no let up with rain.

Never wrestle with pigs

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Under serious pressure here, gone 2 weeks past cutting at least, and no let up with rain.

Same, early next week looking good.

charolais0153

Why didnt ye cut lthe week before last

CHOPS01

2 bags cut sward to the acre put out the 29th of April. Would I be ok to cut next week ?
Next Thursday is 46 days

whelan2

charolais0153 wrote: »

Why didnt ye cut lthe week before last

When I rang the contractor, they had a full week in front of them, weather permitting. There seems to be a big back log

whelan2

CHOPS01 wrote: »

2 bags cut sward to the acre put out the 29th of April. Would I be ok to cut next week ?
Next Thursday is 46 days

cut sward is 24 units of n. 24 x 2 =48 . 2 units utilised per day so fertiliser would be long gone, work away

visatorro

whelan2 wrote: »

When I rang the contractor, they had a full week in front of them, weather permitting. There seems to be a big back log

Same here. He laughed at me, but at least he told me not a chance instead of an empty promise.!