Hay 2022

No idea- could just be down to driver and machine not set properly

What are people seeing as a realistic price per bale in your areas ?

Know of a few in North Cork asking and getting 35 off the field

Hay will be dear then for us poor divils in the rainy NW by the time regular hauliers take account of increased price of diesel while buying it out of sheds up the country next Spring to sell down here outside Marts etc. Would imagine a minimum of 4-50 euro a small square bale will be the price by time it gets here.

We didn't get any of the dry week got down the country where a lot of the posters here got nice hay made. Know of one fella up here (with good ground by Leitrim standards) that saves 20 acres+ of hay a year. Not looking good for him this year....suppose we aren't into July yet so hopefully some spell comes as majority of Silage not touched here yet as ground soaked.

Would people in 'hay making areas' down the country say that 70%+ of hay that's usually made for sale was got safe in the recent good spell iykwim?

Tullow mart have a hay auction tomorrow at 10, it will be live on Mart Eye app.

I'll be at work, so probably won't be able to check what's happening

I throw it into a round feeder on rough ground to a few cattle that are outwintered....great job

don't feed a whole lot of it, only if the bales of silage are wet. Then 2 bales silage and 1 bale of hay in diet feeder.

hopefully from Saturday on, badly needed really.

Get yer sun cream and shorts out so

Round 2 to begin next week so!

By this time next week we’re at the middle of July. A lot of lads with hay to cut probably have it growing since cattle were put into sheds last October or November. If it’s not cut this week and another unsettled spell comes it could be August before it’s cut!

In my opinion that’s just a complete waste of land, maybe 9 or 10 months growing one cut of grass. At this stage now just get it cut as quick as possible I’d say.

Yes...i am cutting tomorrow....bale up hopefully at the weekend...im sick of looking at it at this stage....who knows what the following week will bring...the upcoming week seems relatively settled...not ideal but good enough!

Knocked around 6 acres late saturday evening.

Will get its first run of the tedder tomorrow.

Will be slow hay weather for the first half of the week but should get it baled up by friday.🤞

Showers promised here every day for the next week with a nice dash next Monday/Tuesday so I won't rush to mow just yet.

Better looking forecast for the south east though

Was in mayo and Galway yesterday the world of meadows were down. Not long down either.