Dairy chit chat II

Mooooo wrote: »

Will you start the cows soon? Have only half my heifers out here it's a bit of a balls. Finding grass that's dry enough for them all. Have 2 vasectomised bulls so will have one with each group hope to get the rest out today if I can altho a good bit of rain due in the next 48 hours I think

Looking at MT CraniumS forecast:
Up to 3 ins of rain in parts of West and South between here and Wednesday

Some of the dryest and most ferlile paddocks on the farm have taken a battering over the last year's and grass is looking very open , thinking of stitching in some seed after there first grazing as won't be able to do a full reseed this year any one have much experience of this .

So what are the important things to think about when stitching in Reggie will be grazed off next dry day and thinking of using tetropliod seed any advice

alps wrote: »

Reggie.....love if you could give a rundown on stitching, Inc type of grass seed ( prepared, tetraploid etc) and maybe a run through reseeding after a silage cut, and the timings for this...

Savage if you can...

Leave it with me. Might open a thread on it. At a wedding today so time is scarce. Also something coming down the media route shortly too

Timmaay wrote: »

That nitrogen coated seed looks very interesting for this very use.

The nit covered seed is only 10% better at establishing
It cost 2 times the price and you have 50% less seed
So you would be better sowing at a slightly higher seeding rate

It's a gimmick tbh

stanflt wrote: »

The nit covered seed is only 10% better at establishing
It cost 2 times the price and you have 50% less seed
So you would be better sowing at a slightly higher seeding rate

It's a gimmick tbh

Yeah thinking the same. 12kg in those bags of coated seed. Only 5/6kgs is actual seed. Was thinking of using it on silage ground but going to buy 5/6kg of a tetraploid from Aber. Like abergain or something and sticth in after cutting

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Yeah thinking the same. 12kg in those bags of coated seed. Only 5/6kgs is actual seed. Was thinking of using it on silage ground but going to buy 5/6kg of a tetraploid from Aber. Like abergain or something and sticth in after cutting

In reality it's more 7kg for coated seed or 8kg if you go for treated seed in a 12kg bag.

You can't look at it as per amount of seed in the bag. I mean if the coated or treated seed is more likely to get a strike you have a higher percentage of the seed germinating. Also you may also be insuring yourself aganist an unseen problem such as large rainfall, drought or unseen heavy frost

Reggie. wrote: »

Leave me alone. The wife had a job to get me here

Sure, more like 'your either going or it's Daddy Daycare for the weekend'.

Reggie. wrote: »

In reality it's more 7kg for coated seed or 8kg if you go for treated seed in a 12kg bag.

You can't look at it as per amount of seed in the bag. I mean if the coated or treated seed is more likely to get a strike you have a higher percentage of the seed germinating. Also you may also be insuring yourself aganist an unseen problem such as large rainfall, drought or unseen heavy frost

As below. Just food for thought.

MF290 wrote: »

plenty of work for reggie this year, it's an ill wind that blows no good!

Yeah ive quite abit ahead of myself atm and it's been added to daily. Not counting what will start once I'm actually seen on the road

stanflt wrote: »

Reggie stitched 40 acres of clover for me last yr- walked it today and in fairness it looks awesome

Will defo be doing more this yr

Who says I want to go back to ya :P

stanflt wrote: »

The grub is good

Can't argue with that. You know me too well

Reggie. wrote: »

Can't argue with that. You know me too well

Must be a great wedding

whelan2 wrote: »

Must be a great wedding

Had to find a quiet place to digest the dinner. Unfortunately it's in a chair beside a fire and don't think I can get back up out of it.