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Block 11: Kuivurilohko

The block information contains basic information about the block and events during the growing season, observations, and yield data.

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Block 11
Kuivurilohko

Block basic information

Area: 10.27 hectares
Soil type: rich loamy clay (rmHeS)

The block has light soil on the edges, such as loam, where sugar beets have been grown before. The central part of the block is more challenging clay soil, which significantly delays sowing when cultivated as a whole. Once every ten years, the timing of cultivation is spot on. Nowadays, it is used as a pasture block, with renewal done in strips.

Crop rotation

2024 Pasture
2023 Pasture
2022 Pasture, Barley

Research and experiments

2023 Pasture maintenance
2022 Pasture maintenance
2019 Rotational pasture

Cultivation measures

Cultivation measures
Pasture + silage grass

7.6. Harvesting of silage into a stack, yield 1201.88 kg per hectare

Cultivation measures

Latest from paddock number 5
14.5.2023 Fertilization: 16 tons/ha of cattle slurry
21.5.2023 Harrowing
22.5.2023 Seeding: 120 kg/ha of spring wheat + 50 kg/ha of green peas
25.5.2023 Rolling

The field where the renewal of grass takes place in strips. In 2023, strip 5 has been renewed.
Blocks 1-3. Timothy + meadow fescue + English ryegrass + meadow grass + reed canary grass + white clover + alsike clover + red clover + herbs total 2 kg/ha (yellow oatgrass, ribwort plantain, chicory, caraway) + rye as a cover crop.
Block 4. Naturcom Grazing pasture mix, 30 kg/ha + rye as a cover crop.
Block 5. Spring wheat 120 kg/ha, green pea 50 kg/ha, Naturcom Grazing pasture mix 30 kg/ha.

Cultivation measures


Barley, 8th strip
15.5.2022 Harrowing
16.5.2022 Fertilization, Cattle manure 20tn/ha
17.5.2022 Plowing
19.5.2022 Plowing
19, 2022 Seeding, barley
24.5.2022 Seeding, grass seed
4.9.2022 Harvesting, yield 2600 kg/ha


Pasture
6.5.2022 Fertilization of 6th strip, Cattle manure 20 tn/ha
6.5.2022 Fertilization of 7th strip, Cattle manure 20tn/ha

The block has been used for block grazing. Read more from the information sheet.

31.5.2022
29.6.2022
6.7.2022
1.8.2022
18.8.2022
Harvest map 2022

Cultivation measures

Pasture
16.5.2021 3rd lane leveling
16.5.2021 3rd lane fertilization, cattle manure
16.5.2021 3rd lane plowing, penetrating goose foot blade
17.5.2021 3rd lane sowing: Dairy pasture mix 30 kg/ha
25.6.2021 3rd lane sowing: Dairy pasture mix 30 kg/ha with weed harrow
16.11.2021 4th lane and northern side (2 ha) plowing

Cultivation measures

Pasture

28.4.2020 Plowing, leveling
28.4.2020 Fertilization, Soilfood Boost NK Vinassi 2 tn/ha
29.4.2020 Plowing, leveling
29.4.2020 Lane 2, Sowing, rye, Reetta, 70kg/ha
4.5.2020 Fertilization, cattle manure, about 1/3 of the field
25.5.2020 Lane 2, Weed plowing, Sowing, Beef mix 25 kg/ha + Herbs, Chicory, Yellow corn, Cumin, Plantain, total 2 kg/ha
27.5.2020 Started grazing.

23.06.20 a picture of the dryer block. The lane sown in spring 2020, second from the bottom.
29.5.2020 Lane 2, Reetta rye

Pasture
27.4.2019 Fertilization with cattle slurry 20 tn/ha
23.5.2019 Grazing of heifers began
27.5.2019 Grazing of cows began
28.10.2019  Plowing, with a goosefoot harrow, 2 times

Pasture
27.4.2019 Fertilization with cattle slurry 20 tn/ha
30.4.2019 Ploughing
6.5.2019 Slab sowing
6.5.2019 Sowing, green manure 61.9 kg/ha
6.5.2019 Sowing, cattle manure 0.5 kg/ha
6.5.2019 Sowing, caraway 0.5 kg/ha
6.5.2019 Sowing, chicory 0.5 kg/ha
6.5.2019 Other perennial forage mix 27 kg/ha (wild rice 60 kg/ha+ 6 hay+clover+herbs hay-grass-yellow manure-gum-chicory 28 kg/ha)

Research and experiments

During the 2019 growing season, rotational grazing for dairy cows was tested on the field. Read more from the data sheet here.

During the rotational grazing experiment, the use of rye was also tested in establishing pastures. Read more about this here: Grazing in organic farming case Mustiala 2019 poster

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
18.5.2018 Patch sowing, Naturcom Retu pasture grass mixture, 10 kg/ha.
12.6.2018 Mowing
13.6.2018 Photos of different stages of the growing season
14.6.2018 Tedding
15.6.2018 Raking

17.5.2018 In autumn, the block was left with straw due to wet conditions. The straw was not collected until spring, and it disturbed the growth of the grass. The aerial photo shows clearly that the straw disturbed the growth. The transverse stripes have come from a patch sown with rich straw.
May 24, 2018 Nurmi has started a good growth. The first grazers for section C will be obtained on Monday, May 28, 2018.
28.5.2018 The dairy cows were allowed to graze in block D.
8.6.2018 There would be plenty of grazing land. Due to the dryness, building a pasture is a challenge, as the ground is so hard that small fibreglass sticks are unlikely to get into the ground.
8.6.2018 The dairy cows have made good use of grazing.
12.6.2018 Part of the parcel was mown and baled with dry grass.
20.6.2018 A pasture has been created in the northern part of the block for dry cows.
20.6.2018 The pasture also includes a strip of woodland where the animals can get some shade.
28.6.2018 With drought, grass does not grow well.
2.8.2018 Aerial view of the block.

Cultivation measures
In 2017, a pasture was introduced for the dairy cows in the barn.

Mixed grain, Oats Matty and barley Streif (11A, 9.22ha)
Plowed in autumn
12.5.2017: Leveling cultivation
13.5.2017: Fertilization with cattle manure, 30m³/ha (81-17.4-90 kg/ha)
16.5.2017: Cultivation
16.5.2017: Sowing with a mixture of kaura Matty and barley Streif (50%/50%) at 245 kg/ha. Mixture for pasture at 28 kg/ha, white clover Sonja at 3 kg, English ryegrass Riikka at 3.75 kg, meadow fescue Kasper at 8.75 kg, and timothy Tammisto II at 12.5 kg.
Fertilization with YaraBela Suomensalpietar 27-0-1 at 71 kg/ha (18.44-0.0)
19.5.2017: Rolling
19.6.2017: Plant protection with MCPA at 0.5 l/ha and Premium classic sx at 11g/ha
29.6.2017: Foliar fertilization on 5ha of yellowing area with YaraVita Thiotrac at 5 l/ha (0.8 kg N/ha) and Yara Typpilios at 8 l/ha (2.4 kg N/ha)
Harvest yield: 2963 kg/ha

Nature conservation field (11B)
Nature conservation field 0.19 hectares


Perennial grass (11°C, 0.86 hectares)
Perennial grazing grass mixture
2.5.2017 Fertilizer application: YaraMila Y1 27-1.3-4 301 kg/ha 80.1-3.9-13.2

6.6.2017 an aerial view. At the bottom of the image you can see plot C, which is a grassland.

Cultivation measures

Peas, Ingrid and oats, Akseli

Block A: Pea Ingrid and oat Akseli as a support crop (A block)
Block C: Grass. Meadow fescue Kasper, timothy Tammisto II, English ryegrass Ronja, and meadow grass Balin.

Soil fertility analysis result on 26.11.2021:

Sampling lines 18-20:

Soil fertility analysis result on May 2nd, 2018.

Soil sample 2014:

2024 Pasure
2023 Pasure and whole grain silage
2022 Barley
2021 Pasture
2020 Pasture+ Rye Reetta
2019 Pasture
2018 Pasture
2017 Mixed grains, Oats Matty and Barley, Streif and grass
2016 Peas, Ingrid, Oats, Akseli and grass
2015 Oats Akseli
2014 Spring wheat Wellamo
2013 Spring rapeseed Proximo ja sugar beet Nexus Cruiser
2012 Spring wheat Anniina
2011 Malting barley Rambler ja sugar beet Diana
2010 Spring rapeseed Cordelia ja  sugar beet Hamilton Poncho Beta