Silage 2026

Bass Reeves · 18-06-2026 08:32AM

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How long fid you will it for. When was it growing since. Did it get much fertlizer in the spring

bogman_bass · 18-06-2026 08:41AM

wilted for 30 hours. Got 80 units. Was a reseeded last back end and with the weather only about 20% got grazed.

Not for a second suggesting that it’s good stuff, just lots of it

Bass Reeves · 18-06-2026 08:51AM

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It is what it is the most important thing is not to have to buy silage. As bad as you own might be 80-90% of silage you get stuck to buy is worse. However when I see crops with that number of bales I be suspicious of the baler. Locally there was a contractor here 10+ years ago that was a euro cheaper than other contractor all the time. Lads were getting crops of 15+ bales an acre. He was unable to bale one year and the crops droped to 10 bales an acre.

If the crop was that heavy I definately would have wilted it longer, was it tedded

whelan2 · 18-06-2026 09:38AM

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Better looking at it than looking for it

limo_100 · 18-06-2026 10:45AM

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I suppose the forecast put an end to the wilting off it

limo_100 · 18-06-2026 10:47AM

I have a bit too much silage myself and my second cut I could probably do without some of it, is it better to set the meadow or sell the bales next spring?

Also if setting the meadow what are the going rates for it?

Bass Reeves · 18-06-2026 11:37AM

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Cut it Saturday and there is a 90% chance you will get hay by the end of next week. Sell off the field or store it if you have a shed for it.. Meadows not selling well as plenty of fodder about with lower cattle numbers in the country

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Maybe, I just tend to be fast off the mark with weather windows usually contacting contractor a week before. We cut last Friday. Getting a bit cut for a relationnof the better half next week. Its a bit away and tryjng to line up a contractor over there.

limo_100 · 18-06-2026 02:42PM

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I do t he same myself usually. But the rain that fell this morning and in the next 2days I wouldn’t be able to probably mow some of it until Monday. Il keep an eye on h the forecast and I am going to go for it first opportunity.

Think il keep the silage fields and try sell the bales next spring for 35. Won’t make a lot but turn money is all

V6400 · 18-06-2026 02:48PM

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if you can work the 35 per bale that it doesn’t go through the books where as the fertilizer and contractor does then it mightn’t be too bad for them.

bogman_bass · 18-06-2026 02:53PM

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I know what you mean but this lad has the reputation of packing them to the last so I doubt that’s the issue.

Yeah if I had the option of wilting another day I would have but it was a smash and grab affair at this stage

Conversations 3 · 19-06-2026 09:40AM

Nice drop of rain overnight, but the forecast looks to have changed and no rain next week.

Two second cut fields, one is starting to head.out and the other is only bulking up.

Should be a good mix overall, hopefully get it in the pit by Thursday.

Bass Reeves · 19-06-2026 09:45AM

The places we cut during the late may window have greed up well they got 60 units of PU+S and slurry. The ground we cut last weekend got a bag and a half of 18-6-12. Lat Wednrsday. Nice drop of rain Wednesday night, it got a lot last night. I expect qe will have plenty of grazing onnthem in 23-25 days time, old oasture mostly the last of it.

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