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Fodder Crisis

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    #2762
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,042 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    Well what a difference a year makes.most people have heaps of stuff in loads of silage hay straw available at cost or below prices .so with second cut in whats the strategy for the autumn as regards grass/fert/silage.is it worth planting forage crops this year


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    #2763
    freedominacup
    Registered Users Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    K.G. wrote: »
    Well what a difference a year makes.most people have heaps of stuff in loads of silage hay straw available at cost or below prices .so with second cut in whats the strategy for the autumn as regards grass/fert/silage.is it worth planting forage crops this year

    Plenty of fodder in stock. But typical year around here back feeding 30kg/hd silage atm. Raining now, if we get enough of it silage could be out again in a few days.


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    #2764
    Mooooo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    K.G. wrote: »
    Well what a difference a year makes.most people have heaps of stuff in loads of silage hay straw available at cost or below prices .so with second cut in whats the strategy for the autumn as regards grass/fert/silage.is it worth planting forage crops this year

    Will do a blast of reseeding here. Hopefully be up 20 to 25 cow's next year.


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    #2765
    greysides
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    Puck!!! Meant to close this thread........


    ... and consign events to history. Forgotten history!

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



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    #2766
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    greysides wrote: »
    Puck!!! Meant to close this thread........


    ... and consign events to history. Forgotten history!

    Too late


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    #2767
    Odelay
    Registered Users Posts: 3,785 ✭✭✭Odelay


    greysides wrote: »
    Puck!!! Meant to close this thread........


    ... and consign events to history. Forgotten history!

    Ah don’t. Least we forget the pain of winters past and the joy of getting to the other side.


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    #2768
    TooOldBoots
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    I think it's going to be a surplus of bales crisis now. Every place is heaving with bales and grass.
    Made 60 bales of hay last friday, didn't even bother seeing if they could be sold as you'd nearly have to give them away. I've no empty hayshed to put them into. I'm thinking of getting a roll of pallet wrap and wrapping them by hand on the cylinder and leaving the ends exposed.
    Its been some year for growth, cattle are mud fat yet the price of cattle are on the floor


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    #2769
    cute geoge
    Registered Users Posts: 2,864 ✭✭✭cute geoge


    TooOldBoots wrote: »
    I think it's going to be a surplus of bales crisis now. Every place is heaving with bales and grass.
    Made 60 bales of hay last friday, didn't even bother seeing if they could be sold as you'd nearly have to give them away. I've no empty hayshed to put them into. I'm thinking of getting a roll of pallet wrap and wrapping them by hand on the cylinder and leaving the ends exposed.
    Its been some year for growth, cattle are mud fat yet the price of cattle are on the floor

    that is a brilliant idea


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    #2770
    greenfield21
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    What are big squares of barley straw making? Out of the field


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    #2771
    alps
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    Anyone weigh a 22 ft grass silage trailer full...no run off down 18hrs, probably just over 25%DM...

    Or any sizes and we can compare..


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    #2772
    freedominacup
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    alps wrote: »
    Anyone weigh a 22 ft grass silage trailer full...no run off down 18hrs, probably just over 25%DM...

    Or any sizes and we can compare..

    Straumann giga viteese 17 tonnes. If you could cube it for an indication.


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    #2773
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    alps wrote: »
    Anyone weigh a 22 ft grass silage trailer full...no run off down 18hrs, probably just over 25%DM...

    Or any sizes and we can compare..

    22’ super cube Smyth trailer full to water level 16 tonne


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