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Double slurry application pre-silage cut

  • 17-12-2017 7:27pm
    #1
    noelmartin1
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    If slurry was applied in the autumn (approx 2000gal/acre) , on silage dedicated ground and again in January (approx 2000gal/acre) when the ban is lifted, would that impact the quality/ palatability of the silage cut in the spring (early May)


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  • #2
    White Clover
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    noelmartin1 wrote: »
    If slurry was applied in the autumn (approx 2000gal/acre) , on silage dedicated ground and again in January (approx 2000gal/acre) when the ban is lifted, would that impact the quality/ palatability of the silage cut in the spring (early May)


    If you applied slurry in autumn before the closing date, you would be hoping for a good cover of grass by mid January. Putting more slurry on top of the grass then would not be good practice.
    The best approach would be to graze off that grass when conditions are suitable and apply your slurry then.
    Silage growing since last October will not be much good.


  • #3
    noelmartin1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭noelmartin1


    Thanks White C. that makes a lot of sense. Growth hasn't been great here due to phenomenal rainfall and harsh conditions. Without sounding too stupid what would constitute as good cover versus cover that would hardly need grazing ?


  • #4
    White Clover
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    noelmartin1 wrote: »
    Thanks White C. that makes a lot of sense. Growth hasn't been great here due to phenomenal rainfall and harsh conditions. Without sounding too stupid what would constitute as good cover versus cover that would hardly need grazing ?

    When the result needs to be quality silage, you need to start with a grazed or zero grazed sward. A "butt" in the sward will not allow for quality silage to be made.
    The term "hardly need grazing" is subjective.


  • #5
    C0N0R
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    And to add to that, covers that are grazed early in spring always performed better than ones that weren't grazed imo


  • #6
    mahoney_j
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    C0N0R wrote: »
    And to add to that, covers that are grazed early in spring always performed better than ones that weren't grazed imo

    By end of week I’ll have 23 acres grazed by weanlings ,this will get slurry ,2500 gallons /acre in Jan ,another 2500 in mid/late feb along with urea and 18 6 12 with sulphur and aim to cut first week may ,won’t be grazed again before that but it’s well grazed and primed


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