Or in our case, gotta grow grass while the sun shines so we can cut it into baleage.
With two of our paddocks grass growing longer it was time to get them cut into baleage. Last year from the same two paddocks we got 9 bales so this year after having actually planned to bale the paddocks (we had the cattle chew the paddocks down then kept them off them, harrowed and fertilised them) we were confident that we would get at least 25 bales.
It was a bit of a surprise for Daryl however when he got up to the block last weekend to move the bales & spread some fertiliser (to assist the re-growth). He saw bales and bales of baleage sitting in our paddocks, a whoping 59 in total! It was a huge success and as the contractor told us, it was the thickest grass he had cut and baled all season, including the dairy farms who irrigate and fertilise their paddocks to the extreme!
With two of our paddocks grass growing longer it was time to get them cut into baleage. Last year from the same two paddocks we got 9 bales so this year after having actually planned to bale the paddocks (we had the cattle chew the paddocks down then kept them off them, harrowed and fertilised them) we were confident that we would get at least 25 bales.
It was a bit of a surprise for Daryl however when he got up to the block last weekend to move the bales & spread some fertiliser (to assist the re-growth). He saw bales and bales of baleage sitting in our paddocks, a whoping 59 in total! It was a huge success and as the contractor told us, it was the thickest grass he had cut and baled all season, including the dairy farms who irrigate and fertilise their paddocks to the extreme!
So needless to say, we are absolutely stoked with this result to the point where we are going to add more stock when the sales begin as we definitely have the capacity to keep more cattle fed!