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Hay 2022

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    #122
    Sami23
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228981#Comment_119228981

    What make did you buy.

    You know yourself it's just so hard to buy second hand as you could be buying a whole heap of trouble/crap that could cost alot in long run.

    Best of luck with it anyway.



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    #123
    Easten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Easten


    88 Bales of hay made last night. Went ok'ish. For some reason I just couldn't pack the bales as much as I wanted to. Other than that the Hay is 1st class.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228787#Comment_119228787

    Not at all true. The biggest mistake lads make with the Haybob is going out too soon and they end up forcing the stuff into lumps that's why a tether comes into its own as it does make lumps. The biggest part of saving Hay is to let it wilt first the give it a couple of shakes. Rowing it up for a few hours before baling does wonders too.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228828#Comment_119228828

    Good Silage is making €50 so I wouldn't be selling it down of €60, and I suspect it will go more yet as the winter draws nearer as there hasn't been much hay made yet.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119219747#Comment_119219747

    You sound like one in our parish always talking of making Hay but ends up making bags of Silage and Water



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    #124
    jimmy G M
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    Made 217 square bales yesterday evening - took a gamble with a few blows left in the middle of a field cut the previous sunday for wrapping. Worked out grand stuff. 100 left to bring in this evening hopefully. A bit of hardship but all forgotten about next winter when a few small bales are handy to have.

    Brother has Glas traditional haymeadow to cut in July. Will make rounds of that if weather allows.



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    #125
    DBK1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119229551#Comment_119229551

    The biggest mistake lads make with the haybob is that they don’t know how to drive them. The first turning id the most inportant as that’s where the damage is done if not driven properly. A slow forward speed with good revs to break up the rows of the mower. Too many lads driving around with the tractor only ticking over trying to save diesel and all they’re doing is making a mess behind them.

    Silage is advertised at €50 a bale, I’ve yet to hear of anyone that either got that for selling it or paid that when buying it. 2 months ago I’d have agreed with your figures but I’ve a very different opinion now.

    Absolutely no sale for bales of silage around here, everyone has had far heavier meadows than expected and all trying to sell some with no one looking to buy.

    I think there’ll be a surplus of feed next winter after one of the best grass growing years in memory and no matter what it cost to make a bale they’ll end up being sold at a normal price €25-€30 a bale as lads will want rid of them.



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    #126
    cute geoge
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    Kicking myself I did not bale yesterday evening ,very green turned 3 times but only cut thursday .Got 6 mls of scuttery mist this morning ,day brightening up but no life at all .Tomorrow looks good but no wind and Thursday likewise.

    What would ye do lads???



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    #127
    Sami23
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119230048#Comment_119230048

    Agree about price of silage. Meadows have never been heavier around here too.

    The most I heard silage selling for was 35euro but I expect like you say most will be sold at 25-30 due to the sheer amount of it available.



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    #128
    Sami23
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119230311#Comment_119230311

    I'm in very same position here. Just hoping it will keep saving away today and tomorrow and bale Thursday afternoon but wondering will be ok to bale Hay in these cloudy conditions or would you need a bit of sun the day you bale ?

    Also, not sure whether to turn today or not ?

    Like yours it's been turned 3 times so far



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    #129
    James2022
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    There is still heat out there. Wait until the top dries and then give it a turn.



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    #130
    StevenToast
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    20220621_144733.jpg

    Serious muck weather on the way according to met eireann....

    "SUBSCRIBE TO BOARDS YOU TIGHT CÙNT".....Plato 400 B.C



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    #131
    Tileman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228981#Comment_119228981

    Did u but the one in cork or Limerick. ? 😀 I had two tagged in DoneDeal and when I rang both had just being sold,



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    #132
    Easten
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119230048#Comment_119230048

    Silage costs over €30 to make, realistically it's costing between €35 and €40 when you add back in the cost of bring in the Bales too. I doubt you meet many to sell it at a loss but continue wishful thinking away for yourself. Most folks will just leave it in the yard and use it the following year as next years stuff is going to cost even more to make.

    As for Hay, with so little being made it's going to hit €60 a bale and maybe even higher



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    #133
    893bet
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231057#Comment_119231057

    Limerick. Krone 5.50.



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    #134
    DBK1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231117#Comment_119231117

    The cost to make it is irrelevant to supply and demand. When silage was in plentiful supply 2 or 3 years ago there was lads selling it for €12 a bale to get rid of it. They weren’t even covering the contractor charges

    I have both hay and silage to sell so there’s no one here hoping you’re right and I’m wrong more than me but unfortunately I can only see it being the other way around. If silage isn’t making €40 plus a bale I won’t be selling it and I’ll keep it for the following year but there will be plenty of lads that want rid of it and will sell it at what the market prices dictate.

    Any amount of hay made around here the last few days too and it’s early in the year for a lot of lads with hay. 2 good weeks in July and there’ll be a world of hay made too.



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    #135
    Easten
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231157#Comment_119231157

    Plenty Hay made around here too but it's what is made in the west and north of the country which dictates the demand. Last year 2 lorries in the area were going to marts in the west twice a week from October to April, those lads are already paying €35-€40 straight off the field



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    #136
    Tileman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231156#Comment_119231156

    Very good best of luck with it. He does have a few up for sale. Was he ok to deal with ?



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    #137
    weatherbyfoxer
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    See dungdeal start to fill with adds for hay at €30/bale...no scarcety off fodder this year anyway



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    #138
    Danzy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231117#Comment_119231117

    No but it is not unusual to see it sold at a loss either.


    I got bales for end of Winter 2020 and they were 12 a bale. He wanted them gone.


    You wouldn't want to be relying on it to happen. Savage to the world volume in crops this year.


    40 to 45 wouldn't be bad to pay next winter.



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    #139
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,166 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231306#Comment_119231306

    I'm going to look at 450 bales in Co. Meath tomorrow from a guy that we buy from every year. He is looking for €30/bale but I'll knock a few quid off that. I also have to factor in diesel costs which have gone up nearly a euro/litre since this time last year.



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    #140
    weatherbyfoxer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231440#Comment_119231440

    Don't forget the moisture meter anyway



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    #141
    Reggie.
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119228953#Comment_119228953

    I paid that fir my 6 rotor 5 years ago. Wonder what they are now



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    #142
    893bet
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231262#Comment_119231262

    He imports from Europe. I guess everyone is a little roll of the dice but not heard of anyone being left stuck. Only way if testing is to get it in the field. Neighbour has one from him the last 3 years.



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    #143
    Sami23
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232471#Comment_119232471

    God only knows.

    I priced both a Malone and Krone 4 rotor about 6 weeks ago - one was 10k and the other nearly 11k so that was the end of that 😞



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    #144
    Sami23
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231156#Comment_119231156

    Let us know how it goes when you get around to using it anyway



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    #145
    tanko
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232471#Comment_119232471

    A friend of mine bought a 6 rotor Malone tedder two years ago for €14K, he thinks they’re €16.5K now. They are a serious machine, do a great job with silage



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    #146
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,990 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119232818#Comment_119232818

    Have to say I'm fond of the Kverneland



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    #147
    J.O. Farmer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119231186#Comment_119231186

    €60 a bale for stuff that'll be transported across the country isn't realistic, the €35-40 will still leave it dear when transport is taken into consideration.

    Try selling bales up €20 on diesel costs and then another €20 for the lad making them and suddenly the buyer will be thinking of cutting losses (numbers) not buying dear Hay.



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    #148
    DBK1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119233088#Comment_119233088

    Exactly, €40 a bale is the max any man is going to give. If hay is at €60 a bale it’s the mart the hay buyer will head for with a few of his cattle and he’ll forget about buying hay, no matter what fairytale land the man selling the hay is living in.



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    #149
    Sami23
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    Another feckin dull morning - needs to improve lads



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    #150
    Easten
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119233434#Comment_119233434

    Last drought in the US saw farmers paying $200 dollars a hay bale in parts. There's already a fodder shortage in mainland Europe as they are effected much worse than us with the dependance on fertilizers and it's high price has led to a major Cull in livestock. Cattle of all types are going to be very expensive next Spring, lads will have no issue with ensuring they are fed.



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    #151
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,990 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Another 5 acres done today



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