Our balers have had the annual health check and are all ready for action for the season thanks to Gary and Mark of Big Bale Services This year the Massey Ferguson 6480 will be on the mini heston baler and a hired, yes orange, Fendt 720 Vario on the Case LB433 big baler
John was out with his grass harrow in very early March after some nice days and drying easterly winds allowed work to commence pulling out last years dead grass. This will allow the new growth to dominate when it does finally warm up! The grasses have been checked for compaction but suprisingly they are all […]
Every year we test all our forages for nutrients. Some early cut crops this year where worth the test but the majority of the hays where very basic in terms of nutrients. Crude Description DM % Protein % D Value % ME (MJ/kg) Haylage (May Meadow) 66.6 16.3 70.6 11.3 Haylage […]
Hay quality for 2012 was never likley to be the best! The late harvest meant that hay had lost its colour and was well through its life cycle. Nutrients are low but for the majority of the market that is fine for hay. 2012 hay is now being distributed to our customers. Normally we would […]
The picture sums up 2012 harvest! Haymaking is always a challenge in the UK climate. 2012 is proving to be more difficult than any other harvest. In June we managed 17 acres of hay when normally we would have done +/- 300 acres! Cutting and hay making Meadow hay in July and August after a […]
