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Avery

02-08-2005 10:34:06




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Am thinking about having some wheat straw baled after harvesting wheat. Have not baled any before. Is there any market for it? And how much is a bale worth? Hoping some landscapers might be interested in it. Know it's probably better if it does not get rained on but if it gets wet before baling will it dry ok? Also if it gets wet after baling will it start to go bad quickly. I know square baled hay needs to stay dry. Is wheat straw similar in that regard? Can you store it outdoors? Hopefully I can get it baled picked and rid of it before rain. And then double crop soybeans. Thanks for suggestion. Eastern NC area

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MagMan

02-08-2005 17:06:37




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
I have been cash cropping Rye straw for about seven years now. The rye gets alot taller and gives more straw that way. The first few years I had the neighbor come in with the big N6 or 9 I am not sure but that oleGleaner really eats the material I beleve 350 horsey powers. Any ways Then for the last 4 years or so I have cut it green and let the sun bleach it out for premium White straw. I still only get $2.00 a bale but I could get more probly $3.00 Its just the good name people trust. Also bye cutting it green you dont get any seeds and the strawberry people love that cause they dont have to worry about seeds growing when they dont want them. I dont care how new a combine you will use they all still have a certain percentage of seed left on the heads. I tryed to sell to a land scaping company my first few years untill they said that hydroseeding is much cheaper and did not want the straw. I live in westeren central NY if this helps you. JON

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Okla Kansan

02-08-2005 16:32:58




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  

Straw also makes delicious cattle feed, if u have any. Cows eat it like candy, wheat and oats straw alike



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Jim in NC

02-08-2005 16:31:08




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
You will make more from the straw than from the grain. With as much building that is going on in NC, there will be plenty of newly sown yards that will need mulch. After you get it baled and put away, put a sign out by your road or put an ad in the Agricultural Review. You won"t have any trouble getting rid of it. If there are any large landscapers or garden centers near you, they might even take it. Pay them a visit ahead of time. They may need a new supply when yours is ready. Good Luck!

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P Backus

02-08-2005 11:21:52




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
Up here in Wisconsin we bale a lot of wheat straw. I own a big square baler and all of my wheat straw goes to dairy farmers who use it not for bedding, but to regulate or "water down" the high protien dairy feed. It all gets mixed in with the TMR or Total Mixed Ration. Some animals need less potent feed than others. Roughage, too. Around here it sells for $50 to $70 a ton.
Paul



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farmallman

02-08-2005 12:31:30




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 Re: Farm question in reply to P Backus, 02-08-2005 11:21:52  
I know that for where i live, that's a lot of money. Now how big are ur large square bales? 50+ tons? What does it cost to bale it? Do u make a lot of money? Around where i live, straw makes more money for the farmer if he spreads it on the feild, unless he needs it for bedding.



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P Backus

02-08-2005 21:01:10




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 Re: Farm question in reply to farmallman, 02-08-2005 12:31:30  
My big square bales are 3'x3'x8' although I can make any length the customer wants. I charge $6.75 a bale which when you consider that it only takes 2 and 1/2 of them to make a ton, isn't too bad. Of course straw is lighter and takes 3and1/2 to make a ton. My baler was a great investment, but I am a small-time operator. Remember, I am in the heart of dairy country where most feed and straw gets chopped. I've only been doing custom work on my own for 3 years , but would like to do more. I also work at other things to support myself during the other 9 months of the year.
Paul

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caseyc

02-08-2005 11:08:12




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
well i can't speak for your area but i prefer that my straw gets rained on once to take all the wax off. it will dry off faster than hay will. the absorbtion is so much better the second time around. i sell mine for 2.50 a bale to a local farm store and then they sell it to the city folk for 4.00 a bale. i could probably get more but it's so much easier just to sell all to go at once.

casey in SD

p.s.
i let it get rained on in the windrow, not baled!

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El Toro

02-08-2005 10:59:18




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
The people that have race horses or riding horses
need that for bedding. It would be best to bale it ASAP after combining and then keep it dry. I paid $7.00 for one bale at a farm and feed store.
You can get it cheaper, but if you have to drive very far you'll spend it on gas. Those soybeans are good for your ground with those nitrogen nodules. Guess you can plow in NC soon. Hal



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dej(JED)

02-08-2005 10:53:00




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 Re: Farm question in reply to Avery, 02-08-2005 10:34:06  
Wheat straw is less desireable than oats straw.
Although it is a better bedding material than oats straw, the more colorful oats straw wins out. About a dollar a bale is all we get for it. Now the oats straw is a whole nother matter. One needs merely to go to Walmart around Halloween to see the $5.00 per bale of oats straw. It has gained a niche market and is worth the trouble. We get $3.00 perbale for it. Both must be kept dry though.

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