Getting back to Silage 2020,
The Pensioner Farmer set , of which there are quite a few around here , have mostly to make their 1 st cut still ... A few baled some yesterday . Quality stuff.
I was talking to a lad I know well today in the coop. He quickly got around to " Did Sean ###### do anything with his silage yet ?"
"No he didn't. I only remarked today that it was gone hairy looking stuff. "
He replied , "Good . I offered him €2800 for 16 acres of meadow 3 weeks ago , when it was well fit to cut . He refused it . He wanted €3300...I reckoned that each bale would be costing me nearly €40 , at the 3300 , so i declined . I will buy meal instead if necessary ."
I suppose the sad fact of the matter is
If most of us made up what silage is costing us off rented ground , we might be shocked .
I know I was.