Hay 2022

System · 14-06-2022 10:37pm #1

This discussion was created from comments split from: Hay 2021.

Young95 · 11-06-2022 6:45pm

Any hay weather in sight for 2022 ?

kk.man · 11-06-2022 7:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119189317#Comment_119189317

I'd be hopefully 🤞 from tomorrow 5 days of dry weather.

Mitchells33 · 11-06-2022 8:46pm

Thinking of cutting of cutting some tomorrow, I will have a look at the weather in the morning and see!!

Dunedin · 11-06-2022 9:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119189840#Comment_119189840

no hay weather on the way unfortunately.

StevenToast · 11-06-2022 9:45pm

Is next weekend promising?

Although its met eireann....

mr.stonewall · 11-06-2022 11:04pm

I have the mower ready for tomorrow. Looking like a reasonable window to grab it. Weather here is just tricky. One day of rain on it won't matter too much. Leave it alone and it will come back to life quickly.

What is has me on edge is looking at the rainfall charts of the past 12 months, we are really behind the average of where we should be. These things generally then to average themselves out. This could be only reasonable chance as we are due a shite summer at some stage

Reggie. · 11-06-2022 11:48pm

Rivers are very low around here

Western Pomise · 12-06-2022 12:53am

Must be a different forecast in some parts of Country cos looking at it for NW anyway for the next week it won’t really be good Silage weather,never mind hay🙂……giving tomorrow with occasional showers,Monday will be dry enough….but a washout then up to and including next weekend.

Lime Tree Farm · 12-06-2022 9:10am

Watch the BBC Countryfile weather forecast this evening, shown towards the end of the program. Keep an eye on the Irish map for rain as they forecast for the week ahead.

StevenToast · 12-06-2022 11:48am

Met eireann have changed their tune again....its now "uncertain"

tanko · 12-06-2022 5:36pm

It’s a struggle to get silage made let alone hay.

StevenToast · 13-06-2022 8:24am

Im thinking of pulling the trigger this week....

Thoughts?

Reggie. · 13-06-2022 8:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119194635#Comment_119194635

Weather not settled at all imo

mr.stonewall · 13-06-2022 9:26am

Trigger pulled here. Cut and tedded out yesterday. Good bit down. Won't be classic hay weather but the rainfall predictions are for very little until next week. Worth a chance

Bleating Lamb · 13-06-2022 10:25am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119194831#Comment_119194831

Best of luck with it......what part of country are you in?

893bet · 13-06-2022 10:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119194831#Comment_119194831

Tempted also. Have an old pasture, not grazed since end of last year (and still a heavy crop now) I would like hay from. It’s worthless as silage almost. Might cut Friday morning for hay when the weekend forecast gets a bit clearer.

Easten · 13-06-2022 10:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119195163#Comment_119195163

The major Weather updates for Europe and the UK and Ireland happen on Wednesday evening, the first is usually on bbc news around 11 so you should have a good picture by then.

mr.stonewall · 13-06-2022 11:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119195099#Comment_119195099

Tipp

mr.stonewall · 13-06-2022 11:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119195163#Comment_119195163

Most of it is old pasture not grazed since the back end. Have more than enough silage. Will still pick up a few wraps when the growth takes off again. Prefer to have this stuff for silage and the old meadows for hay. Handy for keeping the Suckler cows in fit condition. Was going to take some paddocks for wraps but pulled back due to growth have slowed

All the differnt weather models have been consistent on low rainfall. This hay could be down for 10 days.

farmer2018 · 13-06-2022 3:35pm

I am thinking of chancing cutting hay here in Limerick this evening, no rain promised for the week its grazing ground gone too strong.

893bet · 13-06-2022 7:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119196918#Comment_119196918

Window looks good. Go for it. I am planning to cut tomorrow for hay.

Danzy · 13-06-2022 7:25pm

What about a meadow that got lime in. April.

I know it rules out silage but does it affect hay.

If it does it'll be knocked and let them pick it up.

It would be nice hay.

White Clover · 13-06-2022 7:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119197963#Comment_119197963

Save away. Hay or Silage won’t matter.

Danzy · 13-06-2022 7:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119197975#Comment_119197975

Good stuff. Tks

Base price · 13-06-2022 11:17pm

Mowed 14 acres earlier this afternoon for hay in my place in Longford and just home in NCD to mow 7 tomorrow. With the expected weather forecast I have more hope for rearing the 7 acres in NCD than I have rearing the 12 acres in Longford.