This week the stars aligned and we finally got our spring silage pit filled.The weather has really been against us getting this off earlier. As a result of the delay, we have ended up with a bigger stack than we anticipated but it is money in the bank if we have a wet spring next season.
The latest pasture samples have come back with DM% from 15-18% so more like spring than late summer pastures. The calibration cut data and cow behaviour is indicating there is approximately 200 kg DM/ha less available than what the winter plate equation is estimating for us at the moment.
With a few paddocks identified for regrassing and aeration and a post conservation lag in growth for some paddocks we made the decision this week to start the final 12.5 kg N application to the lower impact farmlets. This will help sustain good growth heading into autumn.
