The Official Farming Thread...

[concretegrazer]

I’ve got a lot of cows that need to put on weight.It is just now starting to green up. Will there be issues with their rumons? I’ve never counted on my feed to be mostly silage. Just trying to cover as many bases as I can!

You're gonna be fine. Keep an eye on their stool. That'll tell you if you're off.

When are you planning on starting to feed it? Might be a good idea to have it tested for nitrates since it's drought stressed.

 

[concretegrazer]

What is a buffer pack?

Typically sodium bicarbonate with some mag.

 

[concretegrazer]

Hard to believe we've had around 8" of rain in the last 2 & 1/2 weeks. Beens are looking good.

 

[Hedgerow]

Hard to believe we've had around 8" of rain in the last 2 & 1/2 weeks. Beens are looking good.

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That’s about 5 more than us...

But the beans are looking promising..

FYI..
King grazer wheat is selling for about $10 a bag right now..
Andrews seed Co.

 

[amberg]

Hard to believe we've had around 8" of rain in the last 2 & 1/2 weeks. Beens are looking good.

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Wow, nice beans, most of them here are drowned out. ( corn too! )

 

[maulhead]

Corn round here, is just stalks now, after the last two hail storms that moved threw here.

This one is one of the better ones I've seen, some of the fields are just stubble stickin' out of the ground a foot or so.....

 

[amberg]

Corn round here, is just stalks now, after the last two hail storms that moved threw here.

This one is one of the better ones I've seen, some of the fields are just stubble stickin' out of the ground a foot or so.....

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Damn, that whole field looks ripped. That can't be good.

 

[concretegrazer]

That’s about 5 more than us...

But the beans are looking promising..

FYI..
King grazer wheat is selling for about $10 a bag right now..
Andrews seed Co.

Wish I could find some from elsewhere local. Might plant some rye.

 

[concretegrazer]

Corn round here, is just stalks now, after the last two hail storms that moved threw here.

This one is one of the better ones I've seen, some of the fields are just stubble stickin' out of the ground a foot or so.....

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That just sucks.

 

[maulhead]

Yeah!

1st storm dumped 3" hail....



2nd storm week later, dumped quarter sized hail. They seemed to have more velocity and did more damage then the big ones.

 

[amberg]

Yeah!

1st storm dumped 3" hail....

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2nd storm week later, dumped quarter sized hail. They seemed to have more velocity and did more damage then the big ones.

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Wow, just Wow!! Hope we never get that.

 

[mdavlee]

 

[amberg]

Hedgerow, or anyone else, have you ever fed almost straight silage to cattle? If so how far can you go without having problems? Usually feed silage to stretch the hay, but I had very little.

Lost several feeders back in 1977 in the drought, with nitrate poison from feeding them drought stricken corn silage. Not have chopped corn since then. ( they were feed no hay then ) As we had none to feed.

 

[amberg]

When they become pets, it is really hard to let them go.

 

[Dub11]

Is this it?

he needs a square grind on there to pick up a few seconds.

Didn't your momma tell you not to play with your food?

 

[deedskelly]

You're gonna be fine. Keep an eye on their stool. That'll tell you if you're off.

When are you planning on starting to feed it? Might be a good idea to have it tested for nitrates since it's drought stressed.

Planning to wait a month from it was chopped. Will I still need to check the nitrates?

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Planning to wait a month from it was chopped. Will I still need to check the nitrates?

Yes. It doesn't hurt to have the nutritional analysis of the silage, either. Knowing how many carbs and how much protein is in it, etc. can help you decide what else needs supplemented.

 

[mdavlee]

When they become pets, it is really hard to let them go.

I got her and her calf back in May and the were like that from the start

 

[concretegrazer]

Planning to wait a month from it was chopped. Will I still need to check the nitrates?

The longer the better but if you have to start at a month then you do. They gotta eat.

I'd test for nitrates now to see if there's any/how much. You might be forced into changing your plans. If high levels pull another before feeding. Ifno/low nitrate levels pull your nutrition test after 45 days from start of fermentation.

 

[deedskelly]

Guys I appreciate all the help! Done some research but not enough. It’s nice to have some advice on this. I’ve been running cattle all my life, but this is a new experience. Finally got a rain over a inch,two inches last night!