Field 22: Kyttälä
The field information contains basic information about the field and events during the growing season, observations, and yield data.
Field 22 Kyttälä
Basic field information
Area: 4.34 hectares
Soil type: Rich sandy clay (rmHtS)
The field isn’t completely regurarly shaped but most of cultivation measures can be done at a straight line.
Crop rotation
2026 Silage grass
2025 Silage grass
2024 Silage grass
Research and experiments
Cultivation practices
Silage grass
22.4.2026 Supplementary sowing, grass mix with clover 9 kg/ha
25.4.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry 18 tn/ha
1.6.2026 Forage sample, D-value: 736
10.6.2026 Mowing
11.6.2026 Raking
11.6.2026 Harvest, yield 900 kg DM/ha
23.7.2026 Mowing
23.7.2026 Raking
24.7.2026 Harvest, yield 1300 kg DM/ha
Growth observation
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
27.6.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry 34 tn/ha
14.6.2025 Silage harvest, yield 1500 kg DM/ha
7.7.2025
22.7.2025
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
6.6.2024 Silage harvest, yield 700 kg DM/ha
9.6.2024 Fertilization, cattle slurry 34.4 tn/ha
30.7.2024 Silage harvest, 2500 kg DM/ha
30.7.2024 Silage harvest, bale 2500 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Whole-grain silage
11.5.2023 Leveling harrowing
14.5.2023 Fertilization: cattle manure, 28.5 tons/ha
22.5.2023 Harrowing
22.5.2023 Sowing: spring wheat Somtri 120 kg/ha and green pea 45 kg/ha
27.5.2023 Sowing: grass mixture 30 kg/ha
7.9.2023 Harvesting of whole grain silage, yield 4300 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Pea, Astronaut
16.9.2021 Fertilization, cattle slurry 14,5 tn/ha
22.5.2022 Harrowing
23.5.2022 Harrowing
24.5.2022 Sowing, Pea, Astronaut, 355kg/ha
27.8.2022 Harvest, yield 3700 kg/ha
5.10.2022 Plowing
Data was collected from the plot during the growing season on a data collection form.
Research and experiments
The sowing density of organic peas was studied during the growing season in the field. Read more from the fact sheet.
Cultivation measures
Barley, RGT planet (3.9ha)
19.3.2021 Liming 4 tn/ha
7.6.2021 Harrowing twice, penetrating goose foot blade
7.6.2021 Sowing: barley, RGT Planet 260 kg/ha
16.9.2021 Harvest, yield 1790 kg/ha
18.9.2021 Fertilization, cattle slurry 15 tn/ha
19.10.2021 Plowing
Cultivation measures
Silage grassland
5.5.2020 Fertilization, cattle slurry + Ecolan Agra 3-0-0 vinasse 15 tn/ha
6.12.2020 Mowing
6.12.2020 Raking
6.12.2020 Silage harvest, yield 900 kg DM/ha
6.15.2020 Fertilization, cattle slurry, 15 tn/ha
7.27.2020 Silage harvest, yield 1900 kg DM/ha
9.15.2020 Silage harvest, yield 1100 kg DM/ha
10.15.2020 Plowing
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
11.6.2019 Silage harvest, yield 3300 kg DM/ha, 14304.6 kg DM/plot.
18.6.2019 Fertilization, cattle slurry 25 tn/ha, 108.5 tn/plot.
25.7.2019 Silage harvest, yield 1600 kg DM/ha, 7065.5 kg DM/plot.
4.9.2019 Silage harvest, yield 2200.0 kg DM/ha, 9548.0 kg DM/plot.
Total yield 7100 kg DM/ha.
Cultivation measures
Grass silage
23.5.2018 Spreading of cattle slurry 13 tn/ha
7.6.2018 Mowing
7.6.2018 Raking
7.6.2018 Harvest 16 320 kg, 1 800 kg DM/ha
1.8.2018 Harvest 3000 kg DM/ha
20.9.2018 Harvest 1100 kg DM/ha
Cultivation measures
Barley Elmeri and grass seed
3.5.2017 Plowing
14.5.2017 Fertilization, cattle slurry 37 m³/ha (99-21.4-111)
17.5.2017 Leveling harrowing
17.5.2017 Harrowing
18.5.2017 Sowing fertilization: Barley Elmeri 200 kg/ha, Seed mixture 25 kg/ha (timothy Tammisto II 15 kg/ha, meadow fescue Kasper 7.5 kg/ha, red clover SW Yngve 2.5 kg/ha, YaraBela suomensalpietari 27-0-1 50 kg/ha (13.4-0-0 kg/ha)
19.6.2017 Fertilization: YaraVita Thiotrack 5 l/ha (0.8 N kg/ha)
19.6.2017 Crop protection: Premium Classix SX 11 g/ha, MCPA 0.5 l/ha,
5.9.2017 Harvest 1363 kg/ha (moisture 13.5%)
Cultivation measures
Oats Akseli
Soil fertility analysis result on 19.12.2022:
Sample 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 Whole-grain silage
2022 Pea, Astronaute
2021 Barley, RGT planet
2020 Silage grass
2019 Silage grass
2018 Silage grass
2017 Barley, Elmeri
2016 Oat, Akseli
2015 Oat, Akseli
2014 Barley, Tiril
2013 Oat, Aslak
2012 Oat, Aslak
2011 Rape, Cordelia
2010 Barley, NFC Tipple