swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Went to hull last night and drove past a field near gyberdyke on 63 and there was 2 fields all cut and bailed so not long now anybody else got owt cut or its this just a freak field ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Was it straw you saw or bales of hay....I've seen a couple of Baled fields down here,just over in Devon...I thought they were bales of Hay tho and not cereals.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 defo not grass was straw but carnt see it been corn its still green i was doing 70 mile a hr lol but was defo straw mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxtav Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Possibly what they call Wholecrop silage its when they make silage using green barley, wheat etc. Supposed to be good for dairy cattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Possibly what they call Wholecrop silage its when they make silage using green barley, wheat etc. Supposed to be good for dairy cattle. not sure but it was yellow cut and bailed what ever it was its a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) I dunno then...I can only think that is was Hay....or maybe a research crop thats not taken or something and to get a crop they've cut there losses and going to bang something else in...Maize probably now.. gawd knows swiss... :hmm: Edited June 16, 2012 by smig4373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Possibly what they call Wholecrop silage its when they make silage using green barley, wheat etc. Supposed to be good for dairy cattle. They wouldnt bale it tho would they....cattle silage would go straight in to a trailer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxtav Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Depends on the farm and how they store the feed. We have one next to us that puts it into a silage pit, another that bales and then wraps it and a third that does both as their silage pit isn't big enough. Also don't see it being hay as that is cut and baled later after the grass has set seed heads as the moisture content drops off so your not having to get as much moisture out of it before baling it. Damp hay is very bad news as it can catch fire due to self heating as it starts to rot. Could be winter wheat/barley as due to the mild winter it has been growing good style so possible further south its ready as it is harvested up here in Scotland around end July/August normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 there a few fields that are turning yellow round us im 99 per cent it was barely but like i said i was doing 70 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Depends on the farm and how they store the feed. We have one next to us that puts it into a silage pit, another that bales and then wraps it and a third that does both as their silage pit isn't big enough. Also don't see it being hay as that is cut and baled later after the grass has set seed heads as the moisture content drops off so your not having to get as much moisture out of it before baling it. Damp hay is very bad news as it can catch fire due to self heating as it starts to rot. Could be winter wheat/barley as due to the mild winter it has been growing good style so possible further south its ready as it is harvested up here in Scotland around end July/August normally. Hay is being cut and baled down here....girlfriend just told me of a farmer that cut last Tuesday and baled it yesterday...Going to be wrapped today for Haylage... Dunno...i give up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 i am working at at gilberdyke on monday and the customer is a farmer i will do my best to find out what it is and put you all out of your misery i will be amazed if its barley, but as said could be animal fodder some of the hay crops have gone yellow because of the rain it's had on it. i saw a pea wagon out the other day, so pea harvest has started somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxtav Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hay is being cut and baled down here....girlfriend just told me of a farmer that cut last Tuesday and baled it yesterday...Going to be wrapped today for Haylage... Dunno...i give up... Again its possible we cut the hay around mid July/August but with the weather the last few years all sense of what would normally happen has gone out the window. Last couple of years got less than we normally get as the grass just didn't grow very quick at all due to the very cold winter but this years it off like a rocket. Haylage can be cut earlier as its baled with a moisture content between silage and Hay and its a good halfway house for horses as its not as much stress or bother to make than hay as you don't need 4-5 days of sunsine to make it which is quite difficult to get in this country. Although get it wrong and it produces mold and can become poisionous. Making hay and haylage is verging on being a black art get it right and its fairly easy get it wrong and its a disaster, had to throw out 600 bales one year due to the unpredictable weather as we couldn't get enough dry days in a row after it was cut so had to bale it and then bin it. Every farmer has a diffrent idea of what it right and when to cut the crops you won't get two that agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 To true... Could what swiss saw be haylage then??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair0903 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 it could well have been bailed wholecrop , a early crop of winter barley will not be far off wholecroping stage . some people say wholecrop is better made green , witch i don`t agree with . some of our customers belive it is better to wholecrop when the grain is alot harder , everybody has different views ! were the bales wrapped , wholecrop would defo get wrapped ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 i am working at at gilberdyke on monday and the customer is a farmer i will do my best to find out what it is and put you all out of your misery i will be amazed if its barley, but as said could be animal fodder some of the hay crops have gone yellow because of the rain it's had on it. i saw a pea wagon out the other day, so pea harvest has started somewhere have a look it 5 -10 mile past howden turn off on left hand side you carnt miss them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 have a look it 5 -10 mile past howden turn off on left hand side you carnt miss them will do mate i will report back with any info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 it could well have been bailed wholecrop , a early crop of winter barley will not be far off wholecroping stage . some people say wholecrop is better made green , witch i don`t agree with . some of our customers belive it is better to wholecrop when the grain is alot harder , everybody has different views ! were the bales wrapped , wholecrop would defo get wrapped ? no its bin bailed and they was picking it up not grass or silage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 One things sure it's not barley been combined as even here it's 5 weeks away. Whole crop silage or haylage is the real only choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 sorry sorry sorry i had bin smoke-in crack you lot were right and i was wrong ill hold my hands up i went back today just cause it was bugging me all night with what i thought it was it was silage what a Muppet i am but in my defense i was doing 70 mile per hr i was just happy to see a field cut soz lads don't hold it against me swissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Apologies accepted swiss.... Its ok...You got abit excited didnt you.. :lol: Edited June 17, 2012 by smig4373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 sorry sorry sorry i had bin smoke-in crack you lot were right and i was wrong ill hold my hands up i went back today just cause it was bugging me all night with what i thought it was it was silage what a Muppet i am but in my defense i was doing 70 mile per hr i was just happy to see a field cut soz lads don't hold it against me swissy we all make mistakes swiss, especially when we have been on the crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstenson123 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Everyone makes mistakes!!!!! I travel to Hull every day from Donny & not noticed any cereal crop cut yet. ATB Paul. Edited June 18, 2012 by pstenson123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfolio Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Identifying crops is much like making love to a woman... you need to get up close and personal and, rushing along will only leave you gasping and her frustrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Identifying crops is much like making love to a woman... you need to get up close and personal and, rushing along will only leave you gasping and her frustrated. or your so true fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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