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Pea Straw
Aug 1, 2023 12:04:30 GMT -6
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Post by carlos on Aug 1, 2023 12:04:30 GMT -6
Didn't know if there was a thread about this or not, or where to put it.
Brother in law asked me to drop some pea straw for his cattle. Was just wondering how much to charge for a round bale?
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Post by garyfunk on Aug 1, 2023 19:17:03 GMT -6
I hate these straw value questions, some think it's worthless while others think it's priceless. 😄
If you like him, $15. Otherwise 20-25. That is a normal year price. Drought, probably more ...
Any pea fields I've seen won't have much 🤔.
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Post by Beerwiser on Aug 2, 2023 23:26:49 GMT -6
Yeah Gary, you hit the nail on the head. As a guy that buys straw I don't complain on the price unless he is way out to lunch. And honestly I will say no thanks instead. Both parties have to realize the nutritional value you are taking off the field and go from there. If you have a field with a ton of straw that is going to cost a ton to get it incorporated the price will be totally different than a field that is ready to seed after the straw chopper. If he wants it for feed, cattle won't really touch it this year anyhow unless they are starving. Sort of like me and fast food. And just a bit of perspective, seen an ad on kijiji for flax at 30 bucks a bale. So 15 for baling roughly, he is still charging 15 for straw that is really useless for cattle IMO.
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Pea Straw
Aug 3, 2023 12:49:34 GMT -6
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Post by snapper22 on Aug 3, 2023 12:49:34 GMT -6
Pea straw is a funny animal. Some years cows will eat it like candy and other years won’t touch. Has something to do with certain moulds which grow on the plant. From a nutrient standpoint there is more nitrogen per Tonne in pea straw than cereal. Carbon to nitrogen ratio is far lower in pea and canola straw hence higher nitrogen. That’s why it breaks down faster. However, nothing worse to seed into sometimes than chopped pea stubble. Generally if I sell wheat straw it’s $10 in the swath. This is alright if the guy is making 60” bales but the next guy packs the baler to the wazoo and you’re not getting what it’s worth. I think $15 to $20 in the swath for big 70” bales from a NH baler is what I’d charge. I eventually have to replace those nutrients and maintain a covered soil. Flax straw isn’t as inedible as is thought. One and only time I grew the stuff I baled the straw for shelters. Cows ate the stuff along with all the feed provided to them.
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Pea Straw
Aug 3, 2023 13:02:40 GMT -6
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Post by Oatking on Aug 3, 2023 13:02:40 GMT -6
Local guy will be baling my canola straw! He experimented with it for a few years and has now found a market for it!
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Post by meskie on Aug 3, 2023 13:41:41 GMT -6
I have heard from a few guys canola straw is very nutritious for cattle. Needs to be ground and mixed with silage is what I’m told. Pure bred guys like to use it for bedding as the oil in it keeps the manure tag off the bulls.
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Post by Oatking on Aug 3, 2023 14:56:15 GMT -6
I have heard from a few guys canola straw is very nutritious for cattle. Needs to be ground and mixed with silage is what I’m told. Pure bred guys like to use it for bedding as the oil in it keeps the manure tag off the bulls. When I first heard of it I thought how in the world could they bale canola ! It actually makes for more straw than you would think! I don’t get much per bale , however it gets rid of some excess straw so my zero till system will work better. |
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Post by iamwill on Aug 14, 2023 10:22:05 GMT -6
Was offered $90/tonne in the swath for any type of straw. There must be a shortage of guys willing to sell it. Will bale some for our own use but the rest will stay in the field. We have trouble getting to/maintaining 3% o.m. in our soils. Dad broke some native grass in 1980 that hadn't been grazed in years and the o.m. in it was .9% in the top six inches, still have the soil sampling results. So much for the bs of farming depleting the soil, there was never anything in it to begin with.
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