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Silage thread

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  • #362
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Got ours knocked today. Very happy with crop and to my surprise the ground was good and dry in a few spots I was worried about. Bale tomorrow evening or Saturday.


  • #363
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    vincenzolorenzo wrote: »
    Have you a few different pits delaval or is it all going in to one pit? You must be flat out putting on and taking off covers the last couple of weeks?
    We have a few pits but fill in stages so as to minimise stripping covers. You would be surprised how much 2 lads could do in an hour if you have a bit of room. Feck tyres on ground loader will take from there.


  • #364
    ZETOR_IS_BETTER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭ZETOR_IS_BETTER


    grizzlyadams wrote: »
    Nitrate level was 753 and sugar was 4

    My guy told me if nitrate was around 800 it means fert is not all used up. Sugar levels are v good

    Im no expert on these though just passing on what I was told


  • #365
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Mowers in this evening. The contractors first day out for 2013. All silage knocked for pit and 5 paddocks taken out for bales. Reseeded ground showing a great return. Disappointed with another small bit of old meadow for the pit, but you can't win 'em all. Should have some lovely bales from the grazing ground.


  • #366
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    grizzlyadams wrote: »
    Got grass test results back from dairygold this evening but no explanation as to whether nitrates are high or low
    Nitrate level was 753 and sugar was 4 , if anyone could enlighten me it would be much appreciated

    still a bit high, once down around 500 it would be okayish, around 200 and work away, on saying that I was feeding silage last winter at 4000ppm of nitrates. Considering the test was probably a good few days ago you should be good to go


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  • #367
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    I could see in the distance my contractor starting cutting at half past midnight, the field is sandwiched between a row of houses so my neighbors wont be happy bunnies. Should have being cut 10 days ago only for a landlord to hold up play:mad:


  • #368
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    72 bales in the bank. Will be interested to see how they test this winter. Still need another 228 so I can rest easy, don't think I'll get to quota this summer.


  • #369
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    What's the best time to buy straw i.e. when is it usually harvested? Feeding last 6 weeks pre-calving worked well for me last year.


  • #370
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    just do it wrote: »
    What's the best time to buy straw i.e. when is it usually harvested? Feeding last 6 weeks pre-calving worked well for me last year.

    when no one else wants it:), harvest will begin 15th of july


  • #371
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    just do it wrote: »
    What's the best time to buy straw i.e. when is it usually harvested? Feeding last 6 weeks pre-calving worked well for me last year.

    Order now.


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  • #372
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Order now.
    Good idea


  • #373
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Some soft silage porn ;)
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  • #374
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    just do it wrote: »
    Some soft silage porn ;)
    20130607051745.jpg
    Looking at how green the field is, an I right to think out wil respond quickly to fertiliser?


  • #375
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    just do it wrote: »
    Looking at how green the field is, an I right to think out wil respond quickly to fertiliser?

    Oooooh yea!!
    What's this nonsence about small fields??


  • #376
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


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  • #377
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    delaval wrote: »
    Oooooh yea!!
    What's this nonsence about small fields??

    It's a miniature tractor and baler ;):D


  • #378
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Muckit wrote: »
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    Jesus I'd say you need a cold shower!!!!


  • #379
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    No wind all am, that is till we go to pull on the cover!!!!


  • #380
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    just do it wrote: »
    It's a miniature tractor and baler ;):D

    Quad boy is sound the way he came to help you. Don't give him that goat curry for dinner or he'll need another day on the bog!!!!


  • #381
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    delaval wrote: »
    No wind all am, that is till we go to pull on the cover!!!!

    Wives and girlfriends on the way, better keep them on different sides if the pit or there could be trouble!!!!


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  • #382
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bob charles wrote: »
    when no one else wants it:), harvest will begin 15th of july

    whats the going rate for straw this year


  • #383
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    delaval wrote: »
    Wives and girlfriends on the way, better keep them on different sides if the pit or there could be trouble!!!!

    They're swopping handbags for sandbags today so ! :pac:


  • #384
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    mowing 66 acres today, very heavy, happy out as we had no grass a few weeks ago, another 30 acres for bales next week....


  • #385
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    whelan1 wrote: »
    mowing 66 acres today, very heavy, happy out as we had no grass a few weeks ago, another 30 acres for bales next week....

    60 when you are talking to the contractor :pac:


  • #386
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    whelan1 wrote: »
    mowing 66 acres today, very heavy, happy out as we had no grass a few weeks ago, another 30 acres for bales next week....

    Bales next week. You must be sneaking over to Grass measuring.

    Bales are awkward in the winter, I suppose you didn't call the man with the sheep!!!


  • #387
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    delaval wrote: »
    Bales next week. You must be sneaking over to Grass measuring.

    Bales are awkward in the winter, I suppose you didn't call the man with the sheep!!!
    wil feed the bales to my fathers sucklers and my dry cows, fed pit silage to his cows all last winter as we had feck all bales, they where as fat as fools, they where only on silage and straw:mad: i do measure, most weeks....on agrinet


  • #388
    Tipperarymike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭Tipperarymike


    I hope this question is ok in this thread.

    I only put out fertilizer on silage ground last week, it was locked off for a week before that. I had intended putting watery slurry out on it this week but got waylaid doing other jobs and was slow to put out anything while it was so warm On walking it there this evening , the grass is flying it , it got almost 2 bags of Urea to the acre last Friday, I intended topping up with P and K with the slurry.

    Is it too late now to put out some slurry on it if we get a bit of rain towards the end of next week? Would it make a feck of the silage or make no difference to it?


  • #389
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    All baled up after 24 hour wilt.
    More bales than expected. And the contractor said it was by far the best crop he'd seen so far.
    Draw them in tomorrow and fert was delivered before baler left so that'll go out tomorrow for second cut.


  • #390
    Marooned75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Marooned75


    Looks a bit light will be baled tomorrow,am going for second cut so will be grand.


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  • #391
    Sami23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Sami23


    How soon after 1st cut wud ye recommend putting out fertiliser for 2nd cut. I don't usually do a 2nd cut so no experience of it.
    I was thinking of leaving it 1-2 weeks to green up a bit as didn't think it wud be great to spread on bare ground ?


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