Hay 2025

Cut some this afternoon in south tipp..chances of.showers a couple of days but tiny amounts and might get.lucky

12acres or so..its light enough and on a hill and usually comes quick once there is.a breeze

Huge amount of lads with hay on the ground around me here at the minute. Minute the sun shines on it they are battering it with tedders then a,shower comes alone and stops play.

Ill never get alot lads fear of haylage.Might cost 6-7 euro per bale more but will be less bales per acre than hay as the baler density can be turned right up,feed value will be better than hay that was rained on and bet up and down a field for 10 days,and no shed needed

Very dirty day today alright but all the signs are still there for a very good spell of weather from the 12th July onwards so I'd say most will wait the extra few days and go flat out then for Hay

Yeah today has turned out savage alright so actually tempted to cut a bit myself as both Carlow and Donegal Weather are giving a fairly dry week and warming up it goes.

Cathal Nolan is saying the following week will be very good but MT Cramium is saying it will be unsettled so very hard to know what to do 🤷‍♂️

Will this coming week or the following week be better for Hay ?

I cut Yesterday, I knew the rain was promised, but I'd rather it gets the rain a few hours after cutting than a few hours before bailing. Powerful drying this afternoon, strong breeze which is fantastic. I don't think we are in for clear blue skies over the next few days, but as long as it stays dry then I think we are in Business.

This week.

Yeah I chanced cutting it this evening so will hope for the best now

I'd say the mower would have a lot to do with it. I used to always spread it out soon after cutting with a drum mower. Since I got a disc mower I can get away with leaving it as it makes a wider flatter raheen after cutting.

Looking like a decent window from today on for hay if anyone is planning on making any.

With this weeks forecast, and the high temperatures Saturday and Sunday.

How many days and turns would it need to be fit.

I cut mine yesterday and was thinking of turning today, skip tomorrow and then once a day until fit which I hope will be about Saturday all going well but looking forward to hearing other people's opinions on how many times to turn it

Have ground in acres that could not cut before 01st july about 8 acres, did not get grazed at all and has got no slurry or fertiliser gone too strong for grazing and silage qualiity would be terrible i'd say so was thinking of making hay. Heavy enough in spots some rushes in it so i presume it would be ok hay. Problem i have no machinery for shaking out or rowing up, if i got it mowed tomorrow its promised good until sunday, how many times would i need to get it turned, and how much would it cost is it by acre or by the hour. trying to figure out is it worth my while by the time i pay for mowing, turning baling…hoping to sell bales off the field and probably get no more than 30 euro a bale. Might be as far on try and sell the meadow and let someone else with the machinery do it and charge so much per bale