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Hay 2021

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    #122
    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    minerleague wrote: »
    Cut some here today, very light crop, but have 2 glas meadows to do after the 1st so decided to get this bit out of the way

    Are ya tempted to cut the Glas meadows before the 1st or hold on and hope that the fine spell lasts for a 2nd week ?


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    #123
    Aravo
    Registered Users Posts: 847 ✭✭✭Aravo


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Are ya tempted to cut the Glas meadows before the 1st or hold on and hope that the fine spell lasts for a 2nd week ?

    Cut 10acres today, 2 no. 5 acre fields. One was light, the other heavier. With the dry weather over the last few weeks, one would imagine the crop should dry out quicker than normal.
    Not going near the Glas THM. Will wait till the 1st. Don't fancy getting a letter in the post.


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    #124
    Tileman
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Are ya tempted to cut the Glas meadows before the 1st or hold on and hope that the fine spell lasts for a 2nd week ?

    Didn’t cut the Glas meadows but cut another small meadow. God I was fair tempted, grass in superb condition for cutting. Starting to lodge and needs to be cut. Don’t know how they would really check but decided not to cut.
    Fecking calendar farming


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    #125
    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    Tileman wrote: »
    Didn’t cut the Glas meadows but cut another small meadow. God I was fair tempted, grass in superb condition for cutting. Starting to lodge and needs to be cut. Don’t know how they would really check but decided not to cut.
    Fecking calendar farming

    Just on that has anyone on here ever heard of anyone getting penalised for cutting it early


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    #126
    minerleague
    Registered Users Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭minerleague


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Are ya tempted to cut the Glas meadows before the 1st or hold on and hope that the fine spell lasts for a 2nd week ?

    Prob hold on as glas meadows away from these ( no fun going up and down road with haybob trying to save both) I'd say 2 years out of glas fine weather end of june broke at start of july, meant meadows werent cut in ideal conditions after.


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    #127
    Genghis Cant
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,980 Mod ✭✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    I knocked a paddock today that had gone way out of hand. I'll try and make a bit of hay off it.

    I'd guess if I was to wrap it I'd have 7 bales / acre. What would this translate to in hay I wonder? Maybe 6?


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    #128
    Thepillowman
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Just on that has anyone on here ever heard of anyone getting penalised for cutting it early

    Know someone who's neighbour was caught cutting glas meadows early got no payment that year and they were trying to claw back previous 3years payments. He was appealing it must enquire how he got on . The Department had satellite photos of the field been mowed and the baler and wrapper in the field the following day. Much and all as I'd be tempted to cut after hearing that I said it's not worth it.


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    #129
    Reggie.
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    Thepillowman wrote: »
    Know someone who's neighbour was caught cutting glas meadows early got no payment that year and they were trying to claw back previous 3years payments. He was appealing it must enquire how he got on . The Department had satellite photos of the field been mowed and the baler and wrapper in the field the following day. Much and all as I'd be tempted to cut after hearing that I said it's not worth it.

    Local man is being tortured over. Wildbird cover. He sowed it last March (2020) and arrived out this February to inspect. Inspector claimed he never sowed it. The farmer knew he was in bother the minute the inspector arrived. He said he had an awful arrogance about him. It did strike on the drought last year nearly wiped it out fully.


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    #130
    Grueller
    Registered Users Posts: 5,100 ✭✭✭Grueller


    Sami23 wrote: »
    Just on that has anyone on here ever heard of anyone getting penalised for cutting it early

    Had an inspection here last year in or about the 28/29th June. They were specifically looking at hay meadows but viewing everything.


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    #131
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    Fine morning this morning here in the mid west. Fairly clear sky. Sun shinning and a good breeze.


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    #132
    _Brian
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    Passed a guy tossing a field of stuff. Got rain the other day but you wouldn’t know it today.
    Sunny and breezy here in west Cavan, perfect day for it.


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    #133
    Dunedin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭Dunedin


    Slow enough hay days here in the midlands. A small bit of a breeze and not an awful lot of power in the sun


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    #134
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    On my brothers stag in Waterford.
    Put the call into the contractor to mow yesterday.
    See? Farmers can do this remote working thing too!


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    #135
    BENDYBINN
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    On my brothers stag in Waterford.
    Put the call into the contractor to mow yesterday.
    See? Farmers can do this remote working thing too!

    Jeez, calling in the contractor is now classed as work!!!!


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    #136
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Jeez, calling in the contractor is now classed as work!!!!

    In the same way that lads that don’t call the contractor in to do the hedges are lazy!

    Savage day here. Another one like this and there be no problem for Wednesday/Thursday


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    #137
    mr.stonewall
    Registered Users Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭mr.stonewall


    893bet wrote: »
    In the same way that lads that don’t call the contractor in to do the hedges are lazy!

    Savage day here. Another one like this and there be no problem for Wednesday/Thursday

    Your delighted you knocked it Friday. Yesterday with the breeze was good, but today was a belter for hay, sunshine and wind


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    #138
    Young95
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    How many turns would hay need lads to save it well ? Mowed it Friday and turned it today . If I turned it again tomorrow and Tuesday would that do ? Average crop bulk wise .


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    #139
    mr.stonewall
    Registered Users Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭mr.stonewall


    Young95 wrote: »
    How many turns would hay need lads to save it well ? Mowed it Friday and turned it today . If I turned it again tomorrow and Tuesday would that do ? Average crop bulk wise .
    Always about 4-5 times. Depends on the meadow, type of grass, weather. Even down to trees shading it. Very gentle turn from the 3rd turning on as the crop is getting brittle


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    #140
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    mr.stonewall wrote: »
    Always about 4-5 times. Depends on the meadow, type of grass, weather. Even down to trees shading it. Very gentle turn from the 3rd turning on as the crop is getting brittle

    And the biggest factor. The machine. A proper Tedder and three might do it on an open field. Small shaded fields and a hay Bob then 5.


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    #141
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    893bet wrote: »
    Same as here. I am looking at maybe a new 40 year old one myself. Not a lot to go wrong with them.

    Clearly a boardie below selling this one.....and not too far from me....

    (Edit, that’s not me selling for clarity)

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    #142
    Hagimalone
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    mr.stonewall wrote:
    Always about 4-5 times. Depends on the meadow, type of grass, weather. Even down to trees shading it. Very gentle turn from the 3rd turning on as the crop is getting brittle

    When you say gentle turn, would 450rev be good?


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    #143
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Young95 wrote: »
    How many turns would hay need lads to save it well ? Mowed it Friday and turned it today . If I turned it again tomorrow and Tuesday would that do ? Average crop bulk wise .

    Don’t worry about the number of turns. Keep going until you don’t bring up any more green


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    #144
    mr.stonewall
    Registered Users Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭mr.stonewall


    Hagimalone wrote: »
    When you say gentle turn, would 450rev be good?

    Even back to 350rpm on the pto


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    #145
    Sami23
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Don’t worry about the number of turns. Keep going until you don’t bring up any more green

    If you keep turning it you'll batter the shi#e out of it


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    #146
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    Sami23 wrote: »
    If you keep turning it you'll batter the shi#e out of it

    Yes but if it’s still turning up clumps of free it’s not fit. One field might take 3 turns, another might take 6. Same two fields on another year could be 4 and 5 turns depending on other factors like weather etc.

    So it’s not possible to say how many turns you need.


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    #147
    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Sami23


    893bet wrote: »
    Yes but if it’s still turning up clumps of free it’s not fit. One field might take 3 turns, another might take 6. Same two fields on another year could be 4 and 5 turns depending on other factors like weather etc.

    So it’s not possible to say how many turns you need.

    Your right there I suppose.
    Weather this week may not turn out as good as expected now with the rain due Thursday afternoon / evening.
    It's gonna be tight for a lot of lads to get by then if mine is anything to go by


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    #148
    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭893bet


    It takes longer than you think always. Often see ours here that is almost fit you think. And then it needs an extra 2 x turn.


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    #149
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Jeez, calling in the contractor is now classed as work!!!!

    It’s work enough when you’re away on the first break in a year!


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    #150
    2smiggy
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    Grand hay in North cork , averaging about 11 % moisture


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    #151
    2smiggy
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    :-)


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