Thought we'd plan well ahead this year and get our wheat straw in in bulk for the winter. A few phone calls later and the farmers round our way in Northumberland are saying that much of it has been sold off the field already and that its been a particularly bad year.
One farmer suggested using rape straw as an alternative and a quick bit of searching in the net suggests that it would make fine bedding for pigs but would be too sharp for piglets.
Anyone had any experience of it???
Cheers - Micko