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Silage thread

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  • #1082
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    sounds like good stuff, i have a silage field to do maybe next year i wouldnt mind trying that method

    Our weanling heifers are moving their way slowly through our arable re-seeds at the mo' after 2 cuts of silage and despite the drought the were in to it in around 5 weeks after 2nd cut. Sward is much more dense that summer re-seeds also being grazed at the moment.


  • #1083
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    Robson99 wrote: »
    Have reseeded for the last few years by putting in grass seed with approx 5 stone of barley to the acre. 2.5 bags of 10-10-20/ acre when sowing. Usually sown mid May. 1.5 bags of 24-2.5-10 after 3 weeks. Cut between 80 & 90 days. Graze with lambs after. Never had a problem with grass quality the year after. Although a lot of the experts will tell you not to take a cut of silage off in the first year. I find a great way of combining reseeding and getting fodder for the winter

    This is the way I do reseeding too.the key is not to be looking for a big bulk and cut at 13 weeks or there about. Dont have any sheep but have good results too.if you are bali ng try and use the bales early-I found them great with late autumn grass, as the rats love them.mind you the cows seem to eat even moldy patchs of that stuff


  • #1084
    st1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭st1979


    Be careful baling arable as rats love it and rat bait will be useless as they have far more appetising food in the bales. I have heard of lads baling grass at the same time and put grass on bottom row. Sounds complicated to me. I put in pit.

    Re question of barley vs wheat. Wheat likes heavier land and can tolerate lower ph soil. Should yield higher too. But its not a major difference in a wholecrop undersown situation


  • #1085
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    was dropping a bull down to the contractor that does our silage, he was saying they where going to head off today to do some wholecrop and that theres another lad has silage he wants doing... what would the quality be like now?


  • #1086
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,809 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan1 wrote: »
    was dropping a bull down to the contractor that does our silage, he was saying they where going to head off today to do some wholecrop and that theres another lad has silage he wants doing... what would the quality be like now?

    I'd say one word,sh1t,very hard to get dry enough and also sugars up to preserve.hed be better off strip grazing it with weanlings .as for whole crop?????


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  • #1087
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    Was passing by an organic farmer that i know last friday and he had pitted 4 acres i think. Didnt look like a good crop he would gave been aswell baling it.


  • #1088
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    I was passing through loughnavalley in County westmeath yesterday and there was a guy picking up silage with a double chop harvester. Looked like lovely stuff - but i doubt the feed value would be great!


  • #1089
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    reilig wrote: »
    I was passing through loughnavalley in County westmeath yesterday and there was a guy picking up silage with a double chop harvester. Looked like lovely stuff - but i doubt the feed value would be great!

    That's near my home turf


  • #1090
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    reilig wrote: »
    I was passing through loughnavalley in County westmeath yesterday and there was a guy picking up silage with a double chop harvester. Looked like lovely stuff - but i doubt the feed value would be great!

    Probably ZG it and feeding it to dairy cows. It'd be the finest once the rest of the diet was balanced and he's a nice clean butt (of grass:D) for next spring!


  • #1091
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    How about a standalone silage thread. The number of posts will tell us if there's enough interest ;)

    Waiting on weather to knock a light enough 1st cut (6 bales/ac) as it's only in year 2 of reseeded ground so want quick enough turn around. N used up 8 days ago now. Had hoped to get it this week but a 48 hour dry window of weather isn't opening...


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  • #1092
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,979 ✭✭✭dzer2


    Waiting here since 4th of May lodged now:mad:


  • #1093
    severeoversteer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭severeoversteer


    waiting for fine weather here too

    will lodge if this wind keeps up especially if we get rain

    are ye going for multiple cuts of silage?


  • #1094
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,979 ✭✭✭dzer2


    severeoversteer wrote: »
    waiting for fine weather here too

    will lodge if this wind keeps up especially if we get rain

    are ye going for multiple cuts of silage?

    Will take 2 cuts on 10 acres the rest hopefully will get grazed by cheap sheep:cool:


  • #1095
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    severeoversteer wrote: »
    are ye going for multiple cuts of silage?
    A few different cuts but from different patches of ground. Not taking out surplus paddocks yet but will be reseeding grazing ground this year so next year will be the start of taking out surpluses.


  • #1096
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    Was going to do it all around June bank holladay but two new reseeds have got very strong. Not headed out yet so I think we are going to chance knocking it Thursday and bale Saturday all going well.


  • #1097
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    The first split of First Cut was pitted last Tuesday, and the second split is due Thursday, Friday, Saturday, but weather depending.


  • #1098
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    The first split of First Cut was pitted last Tuesday, and the second split is due Thursday, Friday, Saturday, but weather depending.

    Same pit or different ?


  • #1099
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Bullocks wrote: »
    Same pit or different ?

    Same pit. There is only one disadvantage with having a split cut and thats the extra closing and opening of a pit. There are numerous advantages tho.


  • #1100
    raypallas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭raypallas


    Aiming for about the 6th of june, if we could get a bit of fine weather it might grow a bit.


  • #1101
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,262 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    35 acres going in pit as I speak and 15 acres of surplus paddocks being wrapped aswell, should be nice stuff was tedded out since yesterday morning and missed the rain showers, wouldn't like to be a contractor when the weather does take up everyone's going to be on for it being done the one day


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  • #1102
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    35 acres going in pit as I speak and 15 acres of surplus paddocks being wrapped aswell, should be nice stuff was tedded out since yesterday morning and missed the rain showers, wouldn't like to be a contractor when the weather does take up everyone's going to be on for it being done the one day

    Dead right to mow. Most people spent their time waiting for rain. Mowing again here tomorrow and will dry with diesel :)


  • #1103
    IH784man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭IH784man


    We I do a bit of wrapping for the uncle,no one has cut yet so when it starts I'm sure we'll know about it!


  • #1104
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,962 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Dead right to mow. Most people spent their time waiting for rain. Mowing again here tomorrow and will dry with diesel :)

    Have you had much sun? Anyone that's tested here are getting very low sugar results


  • #1105
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Baling contractor here doesnt work sundays afaik, pit crew work away alrite but are more likely to have more work in a shorter time frame I guess, would most of yer contractors work Sunday? On the sugars do a lot of ye test or do ye drive on when grass looks right and weather comes right?


  • #1106
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,962 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    Milked out wrote: »
    Baling contractor here doesnt work sundays afaik, pit crew work away alrite but are more likely to have more work in a shorter time frame I guess, would most of yer contractors work Sunday? On the sugars do a lot of ye test or do ye drive on when grass looks right and weather comes right?

    Contractor I work for tries not to work Sundays, last year we worked a few but there normally not as busy a day, ie after he has been to church


  • #1107
    6480
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭6480


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Dead right to mow. Most people spent their time waiting for rain. Mowing again here tomorrow and will dry with diesel :)

    What kind of feed will it be there was no proper sun lately


  • #1108
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    C0N0R wrote: »
    Contractor I work for tries not to work Sundays, last year we worked a few but there normally not as busy a day, ie after he has been to church

    Il be seeing you in a couple of weeks Conor. I've one field way ahead of the rest but il run it in with the pit. I see a couple of lads cut down your way this week.


  • #1109
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭degetme


    Do many on here Get the grass tested from each field tested for nitrogen and sugars before cutting? Also many here use an additive if no proper wilt can be achieved


  • #1110
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,962 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    Miname wrote: »
    Il be seeing you in a couple of weeks Conor. I've one field way ahead of the rest but il run it in with the pit. I see a couple of lads cut down your way this week.

    Your absolutely killing me not knowing who you are! Yea was a few cut, we nearly had the first job on Thursday but sugars. I'd say late this week we will be in full swing, I hope! I've my own pit nearly ready so all the pressure is off at home.


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  • #1111
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,809 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Dead right to mow. Most people spent their time waiting for rain. Mowing again here tomorrow and will dry with diesel :)

    Own mower and Tedder here and ready to roll when conditions are right,24/36 dry hours .we didn't get it this week,little sun and showers every day ,no point cutting and baling wet grass.things looking good from Wednesday so paddocks and main crop ready to knock .seen some stuff around knocked and baled with no tedding this week same day ,expensive crap!


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