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Silage thread

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  • #902
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    Made some second cut bales this evening. It was only cut this morn so it's very fresh. To fresh probably. They won't be wrapped until tomorrow and there is rain due tonight. Will they absorb much water at this stage? They were baled dry and it would be a pity if they got a bit of rain at this stage. They are already a ton weight so if the rain comes I will have fun trying to get them in


  • #903
    Marooned75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Marooned75


    Earlier tonight


  • #904
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Made some second cut bales this evening. It was only cut this morn so it's very fresh. To fresh probably. They won't be wrapped until tomorrow and there is rain due tonight. Will they absorb much water at this stage? They were baled dry and it would be a pity if they got a bit of rain at this stage. They are already a ton weight so if the rain comes I will have fun trying to get them in

    they will be grand unless we get 6" of rain


  • #905
    ABlur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 833 ✭✭✭ABlur


    Marooned75 wrote: »
    Earlier tonight

    Whats that, looks like Newgrange on December 21st?!


  • #906
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Myself and the neighbour baled surplus paddocks today, mown yday, great leafy stuff close to 300 bales between us, finished drawing in an hour ago just as the mist was turning to drizzle. hopefully last of the grass silage for the year. Another neighbour helped out drawing em in, can't beat good neighbours aside from getting the job done quicker a bit of craic as well. Some difference a year makes, had about 10 bales last year, a heap of sh!te in the pit and just about got 6 acres reseeded. This year about 330 surplus bales, less in the pit but excellent quality so should last longer and heading for 20 acres reseeded.


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  • #907
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,971 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    I'm doing a second cut on a meadow late next week(having looked at latest forecast!!). A sign of a good summer since its the first time I've managed it since I started dabbling in this business back in 07'


  • #908
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    bob charles wrote: »
    they will be grand unless we get 6" of rain

    Good man bob. 30 of the bales are a new ley with oats. Bales are serious weight. The sand bags on the bonnet might be called into action!


  • #909
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,253 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Thats me done for the year now! 40 bales from 3 1/2 acres. serrious crop for permament ley!

    Have a healthy bank of fodder now


  • #910
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Sprayed with roundup biactive on monday and looking at knocking sunday. If weather doesn't oblige, how many days max could I leave it before mowing?


  • #911
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    just do it wrote: »
    Sprayed with roundup biactive on monday and looking at knocking sunday. If weather doesn't oblige, how many days max could I leave it before mowing?

    think its 5-6


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  • #912
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    just do it wrote: »
    Sprayed with roundup biactive on monday and looking at knocking sunday. If weather doesn't oblige, how many days max could I leave it before mowing?
    not much rain coming by the looks of this
    http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=47735


  • #913
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    not much rain coming by the looks of this
    http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=47735

    few showers tomorrow but next week looks like ideal spraying weather


  • #914
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    The sand bags on the bonnet might be called into action!

    that used to be my job as the fat 9 year old sitting on the bonnet:D


  • #915
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    just do it wrote: »
    Sprayed with roundup biactive on monday and looking at knocking sunday. If weather doesn't oblige, how many days max could I leave it before mowing?

    leave for 20 days and make hay to sell;)


  • #916
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    It has started to turn yellow this morning now that it is 4 days sprayed. Surely once that starts you don't want to leave it that long????

    Today has turned out a lot wetter than forecast so thankfully didn't knock it. Ideally I'd leave it till Tuesday but that would be 8 days post spraying. Sunday looks ok but could still be quite wet from today and tomorrow's rain!


  • #917
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Made some second cut bales this evening. It was only cut this morn so it's very fresh. To fresh probably. They won't be wrapped until tomorrow and there is rain due tonight. Will they absorb much water at this stage? They were baled dry and it would be a pity if they got a bit of rain at this stage. They are already a ton weight so if the rain comes I will have fun trying to get them in

    id say they were as flat as pancakes this morning??


  • #918
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    going at lupin/triticale today, have to open up pit, will see what weather does have 45 acres of third cut to go in too, something broke on contractors harveter so will be dinner time before they are here


  • #919
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    whelan1 wrote: »
    going at lupin/triticale today, have to open up pit, will see what weather does have 45 acres of third cut to go in too, something broke on contractors harveter so will be dinner time before they are here

    whats the triticale like whelan1, we grew it here a few years ago it was a brilliant crop but we made it in bales. Biggest mistake ever the rats ate the **** out of it. Id grow it again but it would have to go in the pit


  • #920
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    jersey101 wrote: »
    whats the triticale like whelan1, we grew it here a few years ago it was a brilliant crop but we made it in bales. Biggest mistake ever the rats ate the **** out of it. Id grow it again but it would have to go in the pit
    very happy with it this year


  • #921
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Will take third cut next week.


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  • #922
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    whelan1 wrote: »
    very happy with it this year

    What's it high in or what's advantage of it over say grass silage?


  • #923
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    whelan1 wrote: »
    very happy with it this year

    Wait till you have your test back to comment on wholecrop. I have often being surprise both ways of what I taught I had in the pit

    Muckit wrote: »
    What's it high in or what's advantage of it over say grass silage?
    For cereal wholecrop its energy and starch your after. with lupins I assume your chasing protein


  • #924
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Muckit wrote: »
    What's it high in or what's advantage of it over say grass silage?
    the main reason i am growing it is that maize doesnot grow on my land, very expensive lesson learnt


  • #925
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    jersey101 wrote: »
    whats the triticale like whelan1, we grew it here a few years ago it was a brilliant crop but we made it in bales. Biggest mistake ever the rats ate the **** out of it. Id grow it again but it would have to go in the pit
    Make sure you put a few loads of grass silage on top of the pit if you are doing it. I have seen crows shred 3 layers of plastic on a pit of whole crop.


  • #926
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Make sure you put a few loads of grass silage on top of the pit if you are doing it. I have seen crows shred 3 layers of plastic on a pit of whole crop.
    45 acres grass silage going on top of it. have 26 acres of the triticale/lupin mix...


  • #927
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    whelan1 wrote: »
    45 acres grass silage going on top of it. have 26 acres of the triticale/lupin mix...

    How many acres of silage do you make


  • #928
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    did 70 acres first cut, 75 acres second cut , 45 acres third cut and 35 acres bales... normally wouldnt do that much but had zero carryover silage and dont want to be stuck this winter. First year doing 3rd cut for a long time


  • #929
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    Make sure you put a few loads of grass silage on top of the pit if you are doing it. I have seen crows shred 3 layers of plastic on a pit of whole crop.

    never had a put here all bales, its some ***t to have em i could have em all wrap and start drawing that night and the crows have every bale destroyed


  • #930
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    jersey101 wrote: »
    id say they were as flat as pancakes this morning??

    They were fine! I was surprised that they didn't sag especially the oats mix. They were lying out for 24hrs before I got them in. They were baled with a machale F550. Must be a pretty good baler


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  • #931
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    They were fine! I was surprised that they didn't sag especially the oats mix. They were lying out for 24hrs before I got them in. They were baled with a machale F550. Must be a pretty good baler

    ye they are a good baler alright. It would be a nightmare of a job to wrap em if they had fallin a bit


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