Hay

Jjameson · 01-06-2020 11:17pm

Agree with all above bar the rye grass element robson. Any variety of grass makes quality feed if got at the right stage of growth, Timothy makes lovely sweet hay as does meadow fescue if young and growing.

Robson99 · 02-06-2020 7:14am

Jjameson wrote: »

Agree with all above bar the rye grass element robson. Any variety of grass makes quality feed if got at the right stage of growth, Timothy makes lovely sweet hay as does meadow fescue if young and growing.

Fair point. Always like Timothy and rescue in hay but more for horses than feed value for beef or milk.
But a lot of old meadows have a lot of poor quality grasses and weeds

jimini0 · 13-06-2020 8:55pm

Any one in the West with hay down or goin to cut soon? I'm half temped to cut monday

Water John · 13-06-2020 9:06pm

Check the agri forecast at 1pm RTE tomorrow, not sure has the 'hay window' passed. Long range forecasts suggest might be a window in early July.

jimini0 · 13-06-2020 9:22pm

Water John wrote: »

Check the agri forecast at 1pm RTE tomorrow, not sure has the 'hay window' passed. Long range forecasts suggest might be a window in early July.

Ya I was too late with fertiliser. Hasn't grown much lately. Might just cut Monday and see. Sure I can wrap if weather turns

Sami23 · 13-07-2020 10:00am

Anyone else with Hay on the ground hoping for weather later this week to get it baled.
I wrapped the headlands on Saturday and possibly should have wrapped it all but left it to try and save some Hay ?
Anyone optimistic the weather might be ok from Wednesday on

lakill Farm · 13-07-2020 10:19am

round baled hay for a lad on Saturday evening in north Westmeath . it was light enough but he said he needs it all he is way down on fodder

Same lad bought 100small square bales I made in late May 2020 off me.

Sami23 · 13-07-2020 10:23am

lakill Farm wrote: »

round baled hay for a lad on Saturday evening in north Westmeath.

Jas when was that cut ?

White Clover · 13-07-2020 10:24am

lakill Farm wrote: »

round baled hay for a lad on Saturday evening in north Westmeath . it was light enough but he said he needs it all he is way down on fodder

Same lad bought 100small square bales I made in late May 2020 off me.

What kind of Baler have you got Lakill?

lakill Farm · 13-07-2020 10:31am

Sami23 wrote: »

Jas when was that cut ?

No idea, he asked me Thursday about baling it

lakill Farm · 13-07-2020 10:31am

White Clover wrote: »

What kind of Baler have you got Lakill?

Jones M12 square baler and JD578 round baler

White Clover · 13-07-2020 10:33am

lakill Farm wrote: »

Jones M12 square baler and JD578 round baler

Fair play. You're well set up so. Them John Deeres are a good Baler.
Westmeath is a great county for the machinery!

lakill Farm · 13-07-2020 10:53am

White Clover wrote: »

Fair play. You're well set up so. Them John Deeres are a good Baler.
Westmeath is a great county for the machinery!

No issues with the JD yet thankfully but only 11000 bales on it since new so will do me. Its grand doing my own bit and baled a few hundred bales for others so far in the evenings.

davidk1394 · 13-07-2020 11:37am

Hoping to cut 30ac for ourselves towards the end of the week. Got no fert so it should save quick. Have a lot of other hay to cut for other farmers around the area too

White Clover · 13-07-2020 9:59pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

No issues with the JD yet thankfully but only 11000 bales on it since new so will do me. Its grand doing my own bit and baled a few hundred bales for others so far in the evenings.

Jeez, how did you fall across that gem? Was it farmer owned?

Dickie10 · 13-07-2020 10:38pm

i have 5 acres of hay down since thursday night im not touching it tomorrow because of raiin given, its not far off now, very green, should bale friday

Tileman · 13-07-2020 11:51pm

Dickie10 wrote: »

i have 5 acres of hay down since thursday night im not touching it tomorrow because of raiin given, its not far off now, very green, should bale friday

Did u turn it out

Sami23 · 14-07-2020 6:28am

Dickie10 wrote: »

i have 5 acres of hay down since thursday night im not touching it tomorrow because of raiin given, its not far off now, very green, should bale friday

What part of country are you located and do you think you will get enough sun to save it this week ?

Reggie. · 14-07-2020 8:51am

Sami23 wrote: »

What part of country are you located and do you think you will get enough sun to save it this week ?

Hope so. A local fella here has 20 acres down

Sami23 · 14-07-2020 9:12am

Reggie. wrote: »

Hope so. A local fella here has 20 acres down

Forecast doesn't look good at all - feck all sunshine in it

_Brian · 14-07-2020 9:27am

Reggie. wrote: »

Hope so. A local fella here has 20 acres down

Jeez that’s optimistic.
I’d be rolling and wrapping it given them forecast is very variable at present.

Sami23 · 14-07-2020 9:33am

_Brian wrote: »

Jeez that’s optimistic.
I’d be rolling and wrapping it given them forecast is very variable at present.

Agree - next week now looks broken too

Dickie10 · 14-07-2020 10:53am

its turned 4 times since last friday, twice friday, once saturday and once sunday, got a drop of rain sunday night so didnt touch it yesterday and a bit of rain forecast today so wont go near it. its not far off now, giving no rain here from tomorrow on,

SouthWesterly · 14-07-2020 11:00am

I'm still waiting on my field to be cut. He was hoping for fine weather from last Friday. Had rain up to Thursday and mixed ever since.

I believe July 29 2030 is looking promising

Reggie. · 14-07-2020 11:01am

_Brian wrote: »

Jeez that’s optimistic.
I’d be rolling and wrapping it given them forecast is very variable at present.

Hard to know this fella does be lucky enough. Grass was half dead when he cut it

BENDYBINN · 14-07-2020 11:07am

What’s the obsession with hay?
Surely well wilted silage is better feed value than hay and far less stressful on the farmer and his machinery? It doesn’t take up shed space either.
Seems some farmers like hardship..

Tileman · 14-07-2020 11:24am

BENDYBINN wrote: »

What’s the obsession with hay?
Surely well wilted silage is better feed value than hay and far less stressful on the farmer and his machinery? It doesn’t take up shed space either.
Seems some farmers like hardship..

For people selling a bit extra meadow there is decent money in hay if you get it. Deck all money in silage but I agree there is allot less hardship with silage than going demented looking at weather apps. Unfortunately the weather is not as settled as us like. Still they are giving Wednesday and Thursday to be warm and dry so if people have it down a few days it should be ok for them . Nothing as missed able as looking at wet hay on the ground

Reggie. · 14-07-2020 11:30am

BENDYBINN wrote: »

What’s the obsession with hay?
Surely well wilted silage is better feed value than hay and far less stressful on the farmer and his machinery? It doesn’t take up shed space either.
Seems some farmers like hardship..

This man is a horsey fella

Sami23 · 14-07-2020 11:33am

Tileman wrote: »

Unfortunately the weather is not as settled as us like. Still they are giving Wednesday and Thursday to be warm and dry so if people have it down a few days it should be ok for them. Nothing as miserable as looking at wet hay on the ground

Will there be enough sun on those days is the question ?

As the saying goes "make Hay while the sun shines....."

lakill Farm · 14-07-2020 11:37am

White Clover wrote: »

Jeez, how did you fall across that gem? Was it farmer owned?

Went up on donedeal at 930 on a Friday night . I called him and he called me back 10am next morning. bought by 1130am.

Yes farmer owned from new, he was moving to pit silage and had put in a brand new slab. Its in very good condition in fairness to him. Yard was well kept and saw a few bales he had made with it.

the week before I bought a 11000 bale McHale BE wrapper so all sorted myself

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