Field 27: Vepsä
The field information contains basic information about the field and events during the growing season, observations, and yield data.
Field 27 Vepsä
Basic field information
Area: 1.76 hectares
Soil type: Rich sandy clay (rmHtS)
A rectangular field whose stiff soil restricts the choice of crops. Precise handling of timing. The field has not been plowed since 1995, so crop success is monitored without the use of plowing.
Crop rotation
2026 Silage grass
2025 Silage grass
2024 Silage grass
Research and experiments
No plowing.
Cultivation practices
Silage grass
22.4.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry + NK boost 2026 20 tn/ha
7.6.2026 Mowing
8.6.2026 Raking
8.6.2026 Harvest, yield 1100 kg DM/ha
17.6.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry 30 tn/ha
21.7.2026 Mowing
22.7.2026 Raking
22.7.2026 Harvest, yield 2400 kg DM/ha
13.9.2026 Mowing
14.9.2026 Raking
14.9.2026 Harvest, yield 1900 kg DM/ha
Growth observation
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
14.7.2025 Dry hay harvest, 7500 kg DM/ha
19.6.2025
7.7.2025
22.7.2025
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
5.6.2024 Silage harvest, yield 800 kg DM/ha
9.6.2024 Fertilization, cattle slurry 29 tn/ha
23.7.2024 Silage harvest, yield 1900 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
16.6.2023 Harvest, yield 1400 kg DM/ha
18.6.2023 Fertilization, cattle slurry 40 tn/ha
12.8.2023 Harvest, yield 3700 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Barley, RGT Planet
17.5.2022 Fertilization, Cattle slurry, 30tn/ha
17.5.2022 Harrowing
19.5.2022 Harrowing
19.5.2022 Sowing, Barley, RGT Planet, Grass mixture
4.9.2022 Harvest, yield 2200 kg/ha
Cultivation measures
Broad bean, Kontu
16.5.2021 Harrowing, penetrating goosefoot blade
16.5.2021 Sowing: Broad bean, Kontu 315 kg/ha
7.8. and 19.8.2021 Harvesting, yield 570 kg/ha
15.11.2021 Disc harrowing
Cultivation measures
Barley Elmeri
5.5.2020 Fertilization, cattle manure + Ecolan Agra 3-3-0 vinasse 25 tn/ha
8.5.2020 Disc harrowing
22.5.2020 Cultivating, penetrating goosefoot blade
25.5.2020 Harrowing, penetrating goosefoot blade
25.5.2020 Sowing, Barley, Elmeri 250 kg/ha
26.5.2020 Rolling
11.9.2020 Harvest, Yield 2370 kg/ha
3.10.2020 Disc harrowing
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
30.4.2019 Fertilization, cattle slurry 25 tn/ha
4.6.2019 Harvest, yield 2400 kg DM/ha
17.6.2019 Fertilization, cattle slurry 25 tn/ha
20.7.2019 Harvest, yield 1300 kg DM/ha
27.9.2019 Harvest, yield 900 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Grass silage
19.5.2018 Spreading of cattle slurry 18 tn/ha
7.6.2018 Mowing
7.6.2018 Raking
7.6.2018 Harvest 4,960 kg, 1100 kg DM/ha
9.6.2018 Spreading of cattle slurry 20 tn/ha
31.7.2018 Harvest 900 kg DM/ha
21.9.2018 Harvest 500 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
4.5.2017 Supplementary sowing, red clover SW Yngve 5.3 kg/ha
4.5.2017 Surface fertilization: YaraMila Y1 27-1.3-4 273 kg/ha (72.6-3.5-12 kg/ha)
30.5.2017 Crop protection MCPA 1 l/ha
16.6.2017 Mowing
17.6.2017 Raking
17.6.2017 Forage harvesting 1575 kg DM/ha
21.6.2017 Surface fertilization: YaraBela Seleenisalpietari 27-0-1 200 kg/ha (53.6-0-2 kg/ha)
29.6.2017 Liquid manure separation liquid fraction 30 m³/ha (42-7.5-72 kg/ha)
3.8.2017 Mowing
3.8.2017 Raking
3.8.2017 Forage harvesting 4091 kg DM/ha
Total yield 5666 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
Establishing grass in the spring, clover-rich: Timothy Grinstad, meadow fescue Kasper, Italian ryegrass Turgo, tall fescue Karoliina, red clover SW Yngve, white clover SW Hebe.
Soil fertility analysis result on 19.12.2022:
Sampling line 2022
Soil fertility analysis result on May 2nd, 2018.
Soil fertility analysis result 2014:
2026 Silage grass
2025 Silage grass
2024 Silage grass
2023 Silage grass
2022 Barley (cover crop)
2021 Broad bean, Kontu
2020 Barley, Elmeri
2019 Silage grass
2018 Silage grass
2017 Silage grass
2016 Silage grass
2015 Broad bean Fuego for silage
2014 Malting barley Harbinger
2013 Oat Aslak
2012 Barley Fairytale
2011 Spring wheat Anniina
2010 Spring wheat Kruunu