Hay crop looks good, then ...

[Mrs B]

They cut the field opposite my house on Thursday, turned Friday & Saturday and are baling today ... I've never seen the waiting rows stacked so high! One of the guys working was walking alongside them and the cut crop was piled as high as mid-thigh. So pleased for them after last summer's meagre results ...

 

[windand rain]

Sounds perfect still bet there are cries of hay shortages though

 

[Gift Horse]

Lovely picture 😊

 

[SEL]

Baling here too - if the weather behaves there is talk of a 2nd cut

 

[Finlib]

We cut our first field Wednesday turned Thursday again Friday and Saturday baled today Cutting next one tomorrow .as a dry week is forecast .Got nearly double the amount on the one we baled from last year.

 

[scats]

Our fields were cut early last week and baled on Friday. Seemed to get a fair amount!
On another good note, I can hack around the headlands now without having to worry about pheasants leaping out from the long grass!

 

[tankgirl1]

I hope it's a bit cheaper this winter!

 

[windand rain]

I hope it's a bit cheaper this winter!

Don't hold your breathe nothing ever gets cheaper

 

[Leam_Carrie]

What an idyllic picture.

Hay fields look good here to, so fingers crossed for good quality at similar prices to last year. My hay supplier had to buy in and the current hay is not great. Looking forward to new season. I guess a couple of months until it’s safe to feed

 

[Honey08]

A lot round us was cut last week and heavily rained on.

 

[tda]

Just sat here listening to our haylage being wrapped 😁 can't go to bed til after its all done as need to let ponies out when they've gone
Got 73 bales which is a pretty good result 🤗

 

[tankgirl1]

Don't hold your breathe nothing ever gets cheaper

One can hope! Over a fiver for scratty half bales, and 50 for a (small) large round back end of winter just gone... was costing me over 50 quid a week for a 14hh cob and a shetty :/

 

[Pearlsasinger]

A lot round us was cut last week and heavily rained on.

The hay fields around us were flattened in the recent rain and haven't quite stood up enough yet to cut.

 

[tda]

One of our friends fields were totally flattened by recent rain, I saw him last week trying to cut it, such a shame

 

[Dave's Mam]

Ours (yard) was cut yesterday & turned today. Hope the dry spell holds out for baling.

 

[Rosiejazzandpia]

100 bales in today and at least another 300 to come this week if the weather holds out

 

[Auslander]

My hay man looks completely exhausted, which is always a good sign!

 

[Myloubylou]

Prices didn’t get too ridiculous round us and on the plus side horses didn’t have to stay in 24/7 at any point this winter so don’t think spent more on hay. Have noticed a lot of adverts advertising last years hay at cheaper prices so hopefully that’s a good sign they are expecting a good hay crop.

 

[Mrs B]

I hope the weather holds for everyone with rain-flattened fields this week.

The haylage fields round here have just had their 2nd crop baled, so hopefully there will be more the enough to go round and still some left to sell on further afield ...

 

[conniegirl]

My yard owner just baled thier big hay field, got more off the 1 field this year then they got off everything last year. They recon if they get a second cut they will run out of storage!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

too early for hay here but silage is apparently good. none's getting excited though, still could rain from now until November

 

[Tiddlypom]

Ours is being cut tonight. It’s still standing, fortunately, but it’s been very wet here (we’re near Bolesworth) and there was lying water in the low part of the hay field til very recently.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Looking good tonight. Been turned twice, should be turned, rowed up then baled tomorrow.

The JRT came to check with me that it looks and smells good.





It’s all going very smoothly so far...

 

[AmyMay]

It’s been glorious seeing all the hay being made round by me over the past week, which is a bit of a rarity. Lots of haylage too which is the norm (along with silage which is a second cut on many fields. Good weather over the summer will result in a third for many fields).

 

[tankgirl1]

My Dad is friends with a local hay farmer, last year he wanted 8 pound a small bale collected! He's always been on the pricey side mind... I've asked my Dad to find out his prices this year as he always prices it as high as he can get away with. There is grass growing like billy -o, and hay drying and bales in every field you pass atm so I think farmers are going to start running out or storage soon tbh

 

[OldNag]

what do you all reckon on hay prices this year then? will they fall?

 

[Britestar]

Not even thinking about cutting here. Raining everyday.

Could be another few weeks yet.

 

[The Trooper]

Lots of hay/haylage activity here in the Scottish Borders, we did not have a shortage as such last year and I was able to get haylage (small square) for £6 per bale or large round hay for £35.

The yard I am on did not get as much hay last year as they did the year before but there was enough to see us through winter and leave a few to be used throughout summer for nets in stables etc. I'm hoping the hay is as nice this year as it was last year!

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

what do you all reckon on hay prices this year then? will they fall?

I've been quoted by my lovely farmer at £3 a small bale collected and £3.50 delivered and stacked whether I'm there or not, so same price as last 5 years.

I always go for delivered etc as cannot be bothered for the difference of a few quid on around 100 bales, as by the time I've done at least 2 trips in the box and knackered myself it's not worth it really.....
I know his hay is always good and any problems I can get them swapped for no charges etc.

Locally it's 2.50 to 3.50 collected off the field, but I stay with farmer friend as he does my muck heap and harrowing etc.

 

[minesadouble]

350 acres cut and baled here with 250 left. Good yields, I anticipate that prices will come down a little but not massively.