Hay 2022

[bagenal]

How do you find France?

Just head for the channel tunnel

Find your way to Rosslare and hop on a boat, less hassle

 

[Soissons]

Has anyone an idea of what hay is making loaded in the field ? I’m a bit premature as it isn’t baled yet but hopefully next week. Tia

 

[MF30]

Has anyone an idea of what hay is making loaded in the field ? I’m a bit premature as it isn’t baled yet but hopefully next week. Tia

What its making or what it has cost you to make it plus profit?

 

[Soissons]

What it’s making !

 

[MF30]

What it’s making !

No idea on local price, probably around €25 for 4x4. To make a profit while using full requirements of fert etc you would want to add at least €10 or €15 more.

 

[Bcl]

What it’s making !

€150 /acre for meadow let locally,
€150 /acre for fertiliser and spray
€25 /acre to mow
€60/acre for 5 x tedding
€12/acre to rake
€54/acre to bale 12 bales
€20 /acre to load on truck
Add all that up and divide by 12 bales per acre and add a bit of a margin for stress of it and you would need €45 / bale minimum ideally €50.......

 

[Masseyrk662]

Sold 120 bales off the field for 30 a bale last week, have 26 acres down ourselves at the moment, if got one man will buy the lot at the same price,

 

[Masseyrk662]

Managed to get the rest of our own hay yesterday evening, 208 bales off 26 acres, no fert

 

[drew]

Was a bit raged we didn’t chance it last week but dropped a bit

this morning and it was already well on its way this evening after the day that we had!

 

[mixed fleet]

Got the first hay of 22 today.
Cut last Tuesday, got wet on Friday, always a battle and the ground under it still damp, in good order today. Lots on it .

 

[OJ5030]

Well done all. Fine looking crops all round. We cant seem to catch a break in this corner of the country at all.

 

[johndeere6920s]

€150 /acre for meadow let locally,
€150 /acre for fertiliser and spray
€25 /acre to mow
€60/acre for 5 x tedding
€12/acre to rake
€54/acre to bale 12 bales
€20 /acre to load on truck
Add all that up and divide by 12 bales per acre and add a bit of a margin for stress of it and you would need €45 / bale minimum ideally €50.......

Sold 120 bales off the field for 30 a bale last week, have 26 acres down ourselves at the moment, if got one man will buy the lot at the same price,

 

[Seedsower]

@Masseyrk662 was the meadow grazed this spring?
I presume not when you got 8 bales per acre without fertilizer
Is that McHugh tractors in the background?
On prices I believe 40 has been paid for silage locally

 

[Ozzy Scott]

€150 /acre for meadow let locally,
€150 /acre for fertiliser and spray
€25 /acre to mow
€60/acre for 5 x tedding
€12/acre to rake
€54/acre to bale 12 bales
€20 /acre to load on truck
Add all that up and divide by 12 bales per acre and add a bit of a margin for stress of it and you would need €45 / bale minimum ideally €50.......

Some money for the receiver of those prices along the list

 

[Soissons]

I might as well add my pics to the mix.

I was advised by Teagasc that it might be a good idea to have photographic evidence for the Dept. if applying for the fodder support scheme !

 

[Masseyrk662]

@Masseyrk662 was the meadow grazed this spring?
I presume not when you got 8 bales per acre without fertilizer
Is that McHugh tractors in the background?
On prices I believe 40 has been paid for silage locally

Yes it is, the land belongs to them, we have it the last few years now always try to get hay in it, no cattle ever in the land, 2 cuts taken off it a year and that’s it

 

[muckymanor]

On prices I believe 40 has been paid for silage locally

Is there demand for silage? A lad that I wrap bales for has bales advertised for 10 days at 30 euro each and hasn't had a call. There's going to be a lot more meadow saved around here, albeit lighter crops but bale quantity will be higher overall. It will mean that there will be less loads of hay and feeding straw from the east. There's noticeably less cattle everywhere too.

 

[Mf 7715]

Is there demand for silage? A lad that I wrap bales for has bales advertised for 10 days at 30 euro each and hasn't had a call. There's going to be a lot more meadow saved around here, albeit lighter crops but bale quantity will be higher overall. It will mean that there will be less loads of hay and feeding straw from the east. There's noticeably less cattle everywhere too.

I’ve sold 80 bales of silage at 35, its to a man that buys of me every year, he said he thought they would be dearer this year.

 

[josh]

A few locally are feeding silage already, as there has been very little growth. I've been approached about selling silage bales.

 

[headcase]

A few locally are feeding silage already, as there has been very little growth. I've been approached about selling silage bales.

Drought
Normally have to feed here mid summer

 

[josh]

Drought
Normally have to feed here mid summer

Yes, wouldn't be the norm here but can be caught out with it.

 

[Glencairn tms]

Cut Thursday bales today grand Green hay

 

[Merv_B]

Cut Thursday and baled this evening. Plan on leaving them out until Thursday as there was a bit of dampness by the time it was baled. 253 off this bit that was grazed mid-April

 

[headcase]

Yes, wouldn't be the norm here but can be caught out with it.

Always try to have 80-100 bales "just in case:

 

[Glencairn tms]

Got around 650 in tonight.