Many of the region's landholders have their pastures cut and will use this weekend to get their silage in the bale or into the pit.

Curdievale farmer and United Dairyfarmers Victoria (UDV) councillor Nick Renyard said the start of the season could not have been better.

"It's absolutely glorious," he told The Standard yesterday.

"It is fantastic conditions for baling."

Mr Renyard, like many other south-west farmers, took an opportunity late last week to cut his pasture, hoping to get an early start.

While rain earlier this week delayed many landholders' plans for the weekend, Mr Renyard said he was still able to bale silage.

"I had just cut mine then we got six millimetres of rain. It slowed the drying a bit but we still ended up with good quality silage."

So far conditions have been favourable to farmers, Mr Renyard said.

But the UDV councillor was hopeful of getting more spring rains to ensure a successful season.

"We are a bit concerned with the weather patterns at the moment. Spring is what really sets you up.

"It has been a fantastic season so far and we hope that will continue with more rains. But according to the (meteorology) bureau's predictions that will not be the case.

"We're hoping they'll be wrong."

Mr Renyard is waiting to see how much silage farmers bale, given many cut back on fertiliser usage this year.

"Fertiliser prices have skyrocketed and many farmers have cut back on their application," he said.

"But pasture growth is what really drives your profit up. It will be interesting to see what happens."