Hay

lab man · 28-06-2019 12:17am

Say my name wrote:

There's a quare lot of doubting Thomas's on here. You think you'd be a bit excited about the thought of all those thunderstorms.

excited about losing crops a bit of cop on please

scottigael · 28-06-2019 12:19am

If I cut it tomorrow and the charts claim I'll be getting 1 or 2mm of rain Saturday/Sunday should I leave it till next week or will such a small amount of rain probably not effect it, give it a turn after the rain?

CloughCasey1 · 28-06-2019 12:20am

scottigael wrote: »

If I cut it tomorrow and the charts claim I'll be getting 1 or 2mm of rain Saturday/Sunday should I leave it till next week or will such a small amount of rain probably not effect it, give it a turn after the rain?

I'd cut it.

Say my name · 28-06-2019 12:29am

lab man wrote: »

excited about losing crops a bit of cop on please

You're more warned now than you were two hours ago when alps, water john, reggie and injury prone posted about fine weather forecast.
There ain't a thing I can post or type or pray to stop any rain coming. You're warned. That should be the take all.
Everything else is politics.

Say my name · 28-06-2019 12:30am

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

I'd cut it.

I'd wait till next week with this Azores high forecast.

Limestone Cowboy · 28-06-2019 1:38am

squinn2912 wrote: »

Cut 8 acres yesterday and kicked it out late last night. Turned 4 times today. 3 fields 2 are light crops so acting well the other very heavy fit hay. I think we’ll get it though

5 times in 24 hours is some battering to give it.

CloughCasey1 · 28-06-2019 10:04am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

5 times in 24 hours is some battering to give it.

Weather saves hay not the machine.
In good conditions cut pm with conditioner mower so technically the first turn also. Also gives the ground either side a chance to dry.
Turn twice the first day, once a day after that and once the morning of baling. Weather will dictate the length on the ground.

893bet · 28-06-2019 2:39pm

Baled!

squinn2912 · 28-06-2019 2:44pm

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Weather saves hay not the machine.
In good conditions cut pm with conditioner mower so technically the first turn also. Also gives the ground either side a chance to dry.
Turn twice the first day, once a day after that and once the morning of baling. Weather will dictate the length on the ground.

It’ll get 3 today as well. Heavy crop definitely needs a lot of turning to air it can see it making a difference. Try to get the lighter bits baled tomorrow

alps · 28-06-2019 5:11pm

Say my name wrote: »

I'd wait till next week with this Azores high forecast.

I'm following you on this one...called it right...

Have 3 acres to do for the pets...has to be right...let me know when we should drop it...

Say my name · 28-06-2019 5:31pm

alps wrote: »

I'm following you on this one...called it right...

Have 3 acres to do for the pets...has to be right...let me know when we should drop it...

Monday 4pm.

Willfarman · 28-06-2019 5:36pm

Met eireann local forecast giving it ok for here but the accuweather and yr are looking dodge enough. To wrap or not to wrap that is the question.

Say my name · 28-06-2019 5:45pm

Willfarman wrote: »

Met eireann local forecast giving it ok for here but the accuweather and yr are looking dodge enough. To wrap or not to wrap that is the question.

Arpege still giving rain here tomorrow morning and then more rain Sunday evening.
British met have it too.

CloughCasey1 · 28-06-2019 6:48pm

Still on the ground here. Not fully fit. No poing making bales of dung! I was half way through raking a field and I just left it. Will get it early next week. Last year spoiled us.

_Brian · 28-06-2019 7:09pm

Spitting rain here in east Cavan.

kk.man · 28-06-2019 7:23pm

Willfarman wrote: »

Met eireann local forecast giving it ok for here but the accuweather and yr are looking dodge enough. To wrap or not to wrap that is the question.

I know if ya can't trust met eireann with a 24hr forecast!

I'm sticking with you 'say my name' aswell. Keep us informed.

Say my name · 28-06-2019 7:34pm

kk.man wrote: »

I know if ya can't trust met eireann with a 24hr forecast!

I'm sticking with you 'say my name' aswell. Keep us informed.

I'm going to set a gofund me page for forecasts!!

Mist or Bangers that'll be the take home message now from cold fronts.
And no real forecast predicts mist!

But it's still looking lively for wex/wicklow tomorrow morning for thunderstorms according to the met office.

The goody two shoes by the book glas farmers should be on gold.

Sami23 · 28-06-2019 8:11pm

Say my name wrote: »

The goody two shoes by the book glas farmers should be on gold.

Wonder did many go early ?

I'm all set for Monday myself here hopefully get a bit of Hay as well as the silage

Reggie. · 28-06-2019 8:27pm

Good few customers sorted today

johnno900 · 28-06-2019 9:16pm

Did yez get it baled today? I got 10 acres baled but had to leave 8 acres unbaled as mist arrived at half 5. Fingers crossed for not too much rain in morning and a fine afternoon!! How come mist is not forecast and you can't see ithe on rainfall radar😠

somofagun · 28-06-2019 9:23pm

Have 6 acres sittin to go in the morning. Dull here but it giving it to brightin tomorrow afternoon

johnno900 · 28-06-2019 9:28pm

somofagun wrote: »

Have 6 acres sittin to go in the morning. Dull here but it giving it to brightin tomorrow afternoon

Darn...Just watched the weather on tv and Jean's giving a good drop over Wexford for the morning.

alps · 28-06-2019 10:24pm

Say my name wrote: »

I'm going to set a gofund me page for forecasts!!

Mist or Bangers that'll be the take home message now from cold fronts.
And no real forecast predicts mist!

But it's still looking lively for wex/wicklow tomorrow morning for thunderstorms according to the met office.

The goody two shoes by the book glas farmers should be on gold.

If you could slip into Jean Byrne's dress, I reckon you'd get the tv gig...

Say my name · 28-06-2019 10:34pm

alps wrote: »

If you could slip into Jean Byrne's dress, I reckon you'd get the tv gig...

If you had of said Siobhan's, i might agree.

Reggie. · 29-06-2019 1:06am

johnno900 wrote: »

Did yez get it baled today? I got 10 acres baled but had to leave 8 acres unbaled as mist arrived at half 5. Fingers crossed for not too much rain in morning and a fine afternoon!! How come mist is not forecast and you can't see ithe on rainfall radarðŸ˜

Hay fit after 4 days. Alot done today and more tomorrow. Very warm calm evening here and no rain on met till next sat

Say my name · 29-06-2019 6:05am

Willfarman wrote: »

Met eireann local forecast giving it ok for here but the accuweather and yr are looking dodge enough. To wrap or not to wrap that is the question.

Well did you wrap?

Reggie. · 29-06-2019 7:02am

Can hear thunder and only a few drops so far

bogman_bass · 29-06-2019 7:05am

Big dirty thundershowers just got here now. Deck it anyways!

squinn2912 · 29-06-2019 7:22am

bogman_bass wrote: »

Big dirty thundershowers just got here now. Deck it anyways!

Just having one here too. What a let down. What’s the best thing to do if it gets wet?

_Brian · 29-06-2019 7:38am

Raining away here in east Cavan.

squinn2912 · 29-06-2019 7:48am

If it gets a good wetting does that destroy hay? We’re you better let it dry and wrap it?

davidk1394 · 29-06-2019 7:53am

Thunder lightning and heavy rain with hail in south Tipp

st1979 · 29-06-2019 8:13am

squinn2912 wrote:

If it gets a good wetting does that destroy hay? Weâ€™re you better let it dry and wrap it?

Really good drying weather after I wouldn't worry about it. Different if we were heading for poor weather then just wrap it and it will be grand

Willfarman · 29-06-2019 8:38am

Say my name wrote: »

Well did you wrap?

No so far so good. The rain stayed west of us so far here thank God.

grassroot1 · 29-06-2019 8:44am

squinn2912 wrote: »

Just having one here too. What a let down. What’s the best thing to do if it gets wet?

Dont panic twill pick up after Sunday leave it alone
you will still make hay of it in the first of the week

Bass Reeves · 29-06-2019 8:51am

squinn2912 wrote: »

If it gets a good wetting does that destroy hay? We’re you better let it dry and wrap it?

Once off no it is continuous rain that is the issue. Another trick making hay is leave it in the rows for 3 days. It will save away. If it rains on the rows the grass will not get damaged.as the rain will run off. Turn it out out then on really sunny weather I have got away with turning it out rowing it and baling using this methid

Reggie. · 29-06-2019 9:16am

st1979 wrote: »

Really good drying weather after I wouldn't worry about it. Different if we were heading for poor weather then just wrap it and it will be grand

That's it. No one panic yet

It's only one shower. Is next week really going to be shy weather tho. Seeing overcast days on forecast but not much sun

whelan2 · 29-06-2019 9:21am

What are round bales of hay selling for at the moment?

_Brian · 29-06-2019 9:23am

Reggie. wrote: »

That's it. No one panic yet

It's only one shower. Is next week really going to be shy weather tho. Seeing overcast days on forecast but not much sun

I just looked at the 14 day forecast and it has 9 days with rain including today.

Dunedin · 29-06-2019 9:28am

whelan2 wrote: »

What are round bales of hay selling for at the moment?

€11 I think. Well, I’ve to buy a few off a fella so I might even go €12 just to be fair!!!!

Reggie. · 29-06-2019 9:29am

_Brian wrote: »

I just looked at the 14 day forecast and it has 9 days with rain including today.

So its changed again? Looks like the early cutters were the right ones. Alot of hay baled yeaterday

Reggie. · 29-06-2019 9:30am

Dunedin wrote: »

€11 I think. Well, I’ve to buy a few off a fella so I might even go €12 just to be fair!!!!

Hardly that cheap

gozunda · 29-06-2019 9:33am

Plan is for Monday- forecast still showing rain here tmrw ...

Dunedin · 29-06-2019 10:22am

Reggie. wrote: »

Hardly that cheap

I wish. €25 more like it.

_Brian · 29-06-2019 10:42am

What’s the feed value ratio of a typical bale of hay to say average silage ?

Is a bale of hay at €25 better value than a bale of silage at €25

Bass Reeves · 29-06-2019 11:04am

_Brian wrote: »

What’s the feed value ratio of a typical bale of hay to say average silage ?

Is a bale of hay at €25 better value than a bale of silage at €25

Hay would have a higher DM but s lot of hay is baled quite loosely so often bales are only 300 kgs. You get a lot of low DM silage as well made by lads and they get what they perceive to be the cheapest contractor. Buying anything depends on quality and price

2smiggy · 29-06-2019 12:00pm

We have 50 or more acres cut, sur why not

Willfarman · 29-06-2019 12:08pm

Buying hay in the bale can be a way of getting a right codding. It is the only way I have ever seen of turning a pigs ear into a silk purse. Rank old grass that would be unpalatable standing looks awful well after 4 or 5 days drying and in a bale. There was a 90 acre farm near here 3 years ago that wasn’t grazed or mowed until August from previous October. Massive cover of half dead matted grass. It looked like the best of hay and sold like early new spuds.

_Brian · 29-06-2019 12:16pm

Willfarman wrote: »

Buying hay in the bale can be a way of getting a right codding. It is the only way I have ever seen of turning a pigs ear into a silk purse. Rank old grass that would be unpalatable standing looks awful well after 4 or 5 days drying and in a bale. There was a 90 acre farm near here 3 years ago that wasn’t grazed or mowed until August from previous October. Massive cover of half dead matted grass. It looked like the best of hay and sold like early new spuds.

Could the same not be said for baled silage, they’re not called “lucky dips” for nothing.

Robson99 · 29-06-2019 3:23pm

Willfarman wrote: »

Buying hay in the bale can be a way of getting a right codding. It is the only way I have ever seen of turning a pigs ear into a silk purse. Rank old grass that would be unpalatable standing looks awful well after 4 or 5 days drying and in a bale. There was a 90 acre farm near here 3 years ago that wasn’t grazed or mowed until August from previous October. Massive cover of half dead matted grass. It looked like the best of hay and sold like early new spuds.

Very true Will, An awful lot of hay that is made is ****e thats been growing for 3 or 4 months+
As regards saving hay as someone said earlier time saves hay not turning 4 times a day.
The best hay we ever had was cut day 1, turned once day 2, left idle day 3, turned day 4, idle day 5, turned and baled day 6. The finest horse hay you would get

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