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David in Wales

06-05-2007 02:09:55

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Hi Gang;
A break in the rain last Friday allowed this local farmer to get a lovely crop of Ryegrass cut. The tractor is Massey Ferguson 4000 Series with 10foot mower-conditioner.
Cheers David

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David in Wales

06-05-2007 08:42:52

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Re: PHOTO - Mitch - rain water seed mixture in reply to David in Wales, 06-05-2007 02:09:55

Hi Mitch;
Our drought finished a couple of weeks ago, nice steady rain which has bulked up the crops. No irrigation here - plenty of moisture from above ! LoL. The clay soils here retain moisture although there is not much depth of soil over the rock. Being less than a mile from the sea, the salt winds can burn off crops.
A typical grass seed mixture for this area would be several types of Perenial Ryegrass (early, mid & late types) with some White Clover. The ley would be down for a long time and have to provide silage/hay and grazing.
Cheers David

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barnrat

06-05-2007 07:22:12

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Re: PHOTO - mowing ryegrass for silage in reply to David in Wales, 06-05-2007 02:09:55

Ryegrass is great feed. Perenial ryegrass was the largest percent of my seedings this year. Always good protien, energy, and digestability. Cows love to graze it as well.

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PJBROWN

06-05-2007 09:35:03

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Re: PHOTO - mowing ryegrass for silage in reply to barnrat, 06-05-2007 07:22:12

Barnrat, Have you made any silage with the Perenial ryegrass?? I have been thinking about trying some. I live in southern Vermont and we crop mostly grasses and have only 20 acres of corn ,but we only milk 50-60 cows. I have a JD 335 round baler with the high moisture kit on it and we wrap all the bales. I did 1,200 silage bales last year. I was reading that Perenial rye was great feed and was thinking about trying some. I also was reading about planting sorghum-sudangrass and cutting it 3 times in a year and making bales out of that. I don't know if it would dry eoungh to bale.... I remember as a kid we used to plant it for green feed and cut it with a JD 16-a flail chopper. The cows ate it like candy.

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barnrat

06-05-2007 10:33:46

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Re: PHOTO - mowing ryegrass for silage in reply to PJBROWN, 06-05-2007 09:35:03

I milk about 40-50 cows I chop most of mine for silage and put it in a tower silo, I also do rotational grazing. I do also have a 335 baler and make some silage bales late in the season after the silo is full. I seeded 20 acres of several different varities of perenial ryegrass mixed with orchard grass, red and white clover. I only grow 12-15 acres of corn for snapping I also grow about 25 acres BMR sorgrum sudan grass which I graze, chop or make silage bales out of. The rye grass that I have already estabished generaly turns out quite well testing about 18-20% protien .70 to.75 nel and great digestability. The sudangrass get two cuttings off of and after the second cutting I seed that to annual Italian rye grass. Hope that helps feel free to email me if you have any more questions.

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mitch furness

06-05-2007 03:11:40

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Re: PHOTO - mowing ryegrass for silage in reply to David in Wales, 06-05-2007 02:09:55

David has the drought finished? Is this crop rain grown or irrigated? I was at a property today and they had not had meaningfull rain since January.

Mitch

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