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Silage after Lime

Green farmer · 2017-07-07 12:41:21

Spread a good 2 tonne of lime / acre in mid February. Field has been grazed 3 times since then by sheep. Walking the land a month or two after lime could see the odd clumpy bit of lime on the ground. Haven't noticed any recently. Was going to try and take a silage cut off it in mid August, do ye think it'll preserve right…

07-07-2017 12:41pm

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Spread a good 2 tonne of lime / acre in mid February. Field has been grazed 3 times since then by sheep. Walking the land a month or two after lime could see the odd clumpy bit of lime on the ground. Haven't noticed any recently. Was going to try and take a silage cut off it in mid August, do ye think it'll preserve right ? Contractor usually mows and bales up a day or two later.

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#2 07-07-2017 1:00pm

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For silage swards apply lime before mid-March for first cut or within one week after cutting on land being closed for a second cut.

according to Teagasc here

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#3 09-07-2017 10:21am

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The advise seems to be changing every few years

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