No, winter barley straw. I hate hay.Is that hay
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There was an atrocious bad tillage farmer not far from here that couldn't grow grain to save his life but always got a good price for his straw because he sold it as feeding straw such was the scutch content. @Blackwater boy is in a different league.Is that hay
I’d have taught it was more to do with standard applications of nitrogen during the summer and of late and little growth to utilise it all as it was quite dry and then the rain came and there was a huge uptake and mineralisation of N, that and real soft short leafy grass too.Nitrates poisoning blamed for 15 cow deaths in southeast
The animal deaths were blamed on a combination of lush, fast-growing herbage, a recent fertiliser application and high grass intakes.www.farmersjournal.ie
This will elicit a lot of comment id say. I wonder is it an isolated incident or something that's happening regularly, maybe not with such deadly consequences I suppose.
Nitrogen at 400 quid a ton will probably cure it anyway
I was surprised it was in a reseed tbh. I thought there'd have been enough growth to get utilisation for any amount but too many possibilities to surmise from this remove I guess.I’d have taught it was more to do with standard applications of nitrogen during the summer and of late and little growth to utilise it all as it was quite dry and then the rain came and there was a huge uptake and mineralisation of N, that and real soft short leafy grass too.
Would shut shutters passing troughsDo lads keep away from drinkers when spreading ,
I had one this morning a week early now that you mention it, that would be highly irregular for usVet was here during the week. Said he has scanned a few places and that they have cows calving early or late nothing in between. Said it was from too much N spread during the heat in July
There a change there alright. Be hoping to keep the fresh girls and ones milking strong out for another bit yet. We used to be like yourself but The drafting gate here has sorted that out now. All cows will run together and the gate drafts out the ones we want for the shed. Takes some work off usReady to call time on night grazing.time to keep them in at night.driving round in rings looking to get cows gathered up.nor is there much benefit to fresh calvers out at night
it's fecking cool and sharp showers this morning.can notice the season has turned for good this yr now
2 weeks off these winter showers will bring a change aswell to ground conditions.if they can be kept out during the day for next 2 to 3 weeks around here it will be like any other year ..it be over and out for 2021 with the milkersReady to call time on night grazing.time to keep them in at night.driving round in rings looking to get cows gathered up.nor is there much benefit to fresh calvers out at night
it's fecking cool and sharp showers this morning.can notice the season has turned for good this yr now
Ya won't be long getting wet at all really. For fresh cows the extra few kg of meal pays better then the ton of CAN. The spring girls will tidy off the paddocks here now, when things start to turn the others will be housed2 weeks off these winter showers will bring a change aswell to ground conditions.if they can be kept out during the day for next 2 to 3 weeks around here it will be like any other year ..it be over and out for 2021 with the milkers
Can you back date thatI see there's a target of 8,000ha of MSS to be sown next year in the budget and some scheme there to support it, not much details yet though.