dilema mow or graze

alleyb

a quick question i'd like advice on . have fields with a nice flush of grass , about 3 to ten inches, its on heavy ground so do i (a) mow and wrap with my own gear and make as the old lads would say poor watery silage to supply an already over supplied market , i.e . plenty of fodder out there.
or (b) buy in a large amount of expensive store lambs and graze
or (c) give it to a neighbour to over stock it and graze it off swiftly and not recieve a red cent for it
all advice welcome and appreciated

epfff

alleyb wrote: »

a quick question i'd like advice on . have fields with a nice flush of grass , about 3 to ten inches, its on heavy ground so do i (a) mow and wrap with my own gear and make as the old lads would say poor watery silage to supply an already over supplied market , i.e . plenty of fodder out there.
or (b) buy in a large amount of expensive store lambs and graze
or (c) give it to a neighbour to over stock it and graze it off swiftly and not recieve a red sent for it
all advice welcome and appreciated

What to do Im lost
Not a fan of cutting at this late stage.
Could be a bit of value to be had in forward store lambs 44kgs + at the min

blue5000

OP what is the fencing like and where is it?

sh1tstirrer

Graze it unless you want to be looking at flat water bales in the yard. How would you cut and bale 3" high grass? Half of it wouldn't even get picked up with the baler.

JohnBoy

I'd vote for either b or c

I reckon it's better to have it grazed off for the winter, if you dont want to deal with the sheep option.

if you have a neighbour who'd oblige then how bad, you might get a favour back someday from him.

leg wax

let the stock do the work at this time of year grass ina bale this time of year is not worth just the cost of putting into a bale.

Uibh Fhaile

Have you any neighbours with a zero-grazer ? Or just keep it for early grazing next year for yourself.

Joe the Plumber

I assume you have stock of your own, cattle presumably!

If so hold though, could get a lot of dry weather yet and might come in handy to give the cattle a break from the sheds.

If no stock then option B.