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Silage thread

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  • #1142
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Yip think so , it's a norwidian site I think , seems to be very accurate for our area anyways

    Telling me monday to Wednesday is to be good rest of the week to be wet


  • #1143
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Yip think so , it's a norwidian site I think , seems to be very accurate for our area anyways

    Must take a look. Accuweather got this week wrong :rolleyes:


  • #1144
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


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  • #1145
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    And just read MTC's forecast and he's seeing a swing towards better weather in the later half of the week. I hope he's right


  • #1146
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,808 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    just do it wrote: »
    Must take a look. Accuweather got this week wrong :rolleyes:

    Accu is a ball of crap re weather,ur.no by far most accurate followed by short range met eireann


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  • #1147
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    What are the main advantages Darragh? Would u consider switching to bales?

    Main advantages are
    1. silage is cut when ready. Quality is easier to achive. Its very hard to have all first cut ready at same time if you graze silage ground in the spring. The first lot could be 2 weeks ahead of the 2nd lot.
    2. regrowth is staggered and be earier to return into the grazing rotation.
    3. Will get more into a pit. First lot will have settled some bit.

    We have appox 35-40% of silage in bales as it is, and don't think we'd go to all bales as there'd be an ocean of the f'ers. Set up for pit silage as it is so will never fully convert. we do bales 10 or 12 times a year - as little as 5 bales and up to 80.


  • #1148
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,978 ✭✭✭White Clover


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Accu is a ball of crap re weather,ur.no by far most accurate followed by short range met eireann

    My thinking too Mahoney. Looking at yr with 3 or 4 years. Very very accurate


  • #1149
    Greengrass1
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    White Clover wrote: »
    My thinking too Mahoney. Looking at yr with 3 or 4 years. Very very accurate

    What weather is it giving you for the week ahead?


  • #1150
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,978 ✭✭✭White Clover


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    What weather is it giving you for the week ahead?

    High rainfall area here in munster. Settled but not very sunny from Wednesday upto the weekend. Wednesday the best day


  • #1151
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Accu is a ball of crap re weather,ur.no by far most accurate followed by short range met eireann

    Met 5 day map is good alright.


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  • #1152
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,978 ✭✭✭White Clover


    just do it wrote: »
    Met 5 day map is good alright.

    Usually 24 hours behind yr with changes


  • #1153
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    White Clover wrote: »
    High rainfall area here in munster. Settled but not very sunny from Wednesday upto the weekend. Wednesday the best day
    New to yr.no. Similar here, high rainfall area West Clare. No rain Wed onwards with Friday being the best day. Wednesday good too which is good too for reasons other than silage ;)


  • #1154
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,978 ✭✭✭White Clover


    just do it wrote: »
    New to yr.no. Similar here, high rainfall area West Clare. No rain Wed onwards with Friday being the best day. Wednesday good too which is good too for reasons other than silage ;)

    Plenty bales to do here but will be out of the country for a few days from mid week on. Might get contractor to work away. Usually mow, tedd out and draw ourselves


  • #1155
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    White Clover wrote: »
    Plenty bales to do here but will be out of the country for a few days from mid week on. Might get contractor to work away. Usually mow, tedd out and draw ourselves
    Hopefully this time next week this thread will be full of reports about the great silage that was harvested this week :)


  • #1156
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    And we are no where near silage yet :rolleyes:


  • #1157
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Reggie. wrote: »
    And we are no where near silage yet :rolleyes:

    We are about 3 weeks away I'd say


  • #1158
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Bullocks wrote: »
    We are about 3 weeks away I'd say

    About the same here.


  • #1159
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Reggie. wrote: »
    About the same here.

    Looking over the walls I'd say no one in this village is cutting for another couple of weeks either .


  • #1160
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,970 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    Bullocks wrote: »
    We are about 3 weeks away I'd say

    If summer doesn't arrive in some shape or form soon I would say months in my case. Grass growth so far nearly as bad as 2013 with trafficablity even worse I'd say:(


  • #1161
    Bullocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    Birdnuts wrote: »
    If summer doesn't arrive in some shape or form soon I would say months in my case. Grass growth so far nearly as bad as 2013 with trafficablity even worse I'd say:(

    Growth is only taking off here the last week but I'm pleasantly surprised with trafficability here . One good week of heat and we will forget all about this slow spring


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  • #1162
    Greengrass1
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    I think I'll chance mowing our surplus after dinner pick up Wednesday and mow hybrid on thursday


  • #1163
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I think I'll chance mowing our surplus after dinner pick up Wednesday and mow hybrid on thursday

    Go for it green


  • #1164
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Go for it green

    Just started to rain here now. That's that plan in the muck


  • #1165
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Just started to rain here now. That's that plan in the muck

    Might just be a passing shower


  • #1166
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Just started to rain here now. That's that plan in the muck

    Wednesday looking like the best day for mowing here.


  • #1167
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    td5man wrote: »
    Wednesday looking like the best day for mowing here.

    Looking like that now too here
    might drop it all and pick up over 2 days


  • #1168
    oxjkqg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 307 ✭✭oxjkqg


    just do it wrote: »
    New to yr.no. Similar here, high rainfall area West Clare. No rain Wed onwards with Friday being the best day. Wednesday good too which is good too for reasons other than silage ;)

    Just do it u must be near me so :pac:


  • #1169
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Looking like that now too here
    might drop it all and pick up over 2 days

    Not much sun forecast though.


  • #1170
    Cow Porter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭Cow Porter


    hoping to cut mid to end of week weather permitting!! 90% grazed but seed head still not far away.

    re weather forecast yr.no seems most accuarte, use the met fax aswell and is good enough for 5 days.

    others in my bookmark are

    www.bbc.com/weather

    www.met.ie

    www.xcweather.co.uk

    http://www.weatherweb.net/index.php?lat1=58.5&lon1=354.5&lat2=52.5&lon2=354.0&lat3=54.0&lon3=359.5&lat4=51.0&lon4=359.0&lat=52.5&lon=358.5&city=Birmingham&country=United-Kingdom&vislat=52&vislon=-2

    http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/forecastmaps?LANG=en&UP=0&R=0&MORE=1&MAPS=n&CONT=euro&LAND=IE&ZEIT=201206071500&LOOP=1

    http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtv2.php

    http://www.farmersweather.co.uk/


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  • #1171
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    td5man wrote: »
    Not much sun forecast though.

    Out with the tedders


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