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Field 33: Pellinsuo Etu

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

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Field 33
Pellinsuo Etu

Basic field information

Area: 11.72 hectares
Soil type: Mull (Mm), carex peat (Ct)

Clear-shaped field. Due to the soil type, it allows for flexibility in handling cultivation activities on the field. On the western edge of the field, a controlled drainage experiment is located.

Crop rotation

2026 Silage grass
2025 Oat + grass seed
2024 A: Mixed crops(legumes + grain), total area + grass seed B: Spring wheat (Helmi) + grass seed

Cultivation practices

Silage grass
25.4.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry, injection 18 tn/ha
4.5.2026 Supplementary sowing, grass mix with clover 8 kg/ha
2.6.2026 Cleaning cut
20.7.2026 Mowing
21.7.2026 Raking
21.7.2026 Harvest, yield 2300 kg DM/ha
13.9.2026 Mowing
14.9.2026 Raking
14.9.2026 Harvest, yield 1200 kg DM/ha

Growth observation

Pellinsuo etu 25.5.2026
25.5.2026 Crop is even and clean of weeds, there are small empty spots. Height of the crop is 20cm.
pellinsuo etu 2.6.2026
2.6.2026 Field has been cut clean.
pellinsuo etu 11.6.2026
11.6.2026 Aerial view of the field.
pellinsuo etu 18.6.2026
18.6.2026 Crop is thick, there are basically no weeds.
pellinsuo etu 18.6.2026
18.6.2026 Grass has grown to be 40 cm tall.
pellinsuo etu 23.6.2026
23.6.2026 Grass is 50-60 cm tall.
Pellinsuo front 29 June 2026
29.6.2026: Height is already 70 cm; slight lodging in places, but not touching the ground. There are also thistle patches on the plot.
pellinsuo etu 8.7.2026
8.7.2026 The crop has severely lodged.
pellinsuo etu 8.7.2026
8.7.2026 Aerial view of the field.
Pellinsuo front 13.7.2026
13.7.2026 Crop mostly lodged.
pellinsuo etu 3.8.2026
3.8.2026 Grass hasn’t grown much after last harvest.
pellinsuo etu 11.8.2026
11.8.2026 Grass is in good growth and it is 30 cm tall. It is also very dense.
pellinsuo etu 17.8.2026
17.8.2026 The crop is already 40 cm tall.
pellinsuo etu 2.9.2026
2.9.2026 Crop is dense and its height is 50 cm.
pellinsuo etu 11.9.2026
11.9.2026 There isn’t much variation in the crop according to the NDVI-indeks.
pellinsuo etu 17.9.2026
17.9.2026 Silage has been harvested from the field.

Cultivation measures

Oat, Hurja + Naturcon retu-nitrogen grass mix

8.10.2024 Fertilization, cattle slurry 26 tn/ha
19.5.2025 Sowing, oat, Hurja 225 kg/ha
19.5.2025 Sowing, Naturcon retu-nitrogen grass mix 25 kg/ha
11.9.2025 Harvest, yield 430 kg/ha

19.6.2025


19.6.2025


7.7.2025


22.7.2025

Cultivation measures

A: Mixed crop (legumes + grains), wholegrain + grass seed

7.5.2024 Fertilization, Cattle slurry 35 tn/ha
9.5.2024 Plowing
15.5.2024 Harrowing, Flexible Tine Harrow
16.5.2024 Sowing: Argus 200kg/ha and Arvika 20 kg/ha, Naturcom Quick Grass Mixture 1-year 10 kg/ha
8.8.2024 Wholegrain silage harvest, yield 5300 kg ka/ha

B: Spring wheat + grass seed

16.5.2024 Sowing: Helmi 250 kg/ha and Naturcom Quick Grass Mixture 1-year 10 kg/h

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
27.4.2023 Fertilization: cattle slurry 38.8 tn/ha
13.5.2023 Fertilization: YaraVita Amazinc 1.0 l/ha
15.6.2023 Silage harvesting, yield 2500 kg DM/ha
18.6.2023 Fertilization: cattle slurry 7.8 tn/ha
18.6.2023 Fertilization: Soilfood Boost NKS Premium L 1.8 tn/ha
25.7.2023 Silage harvesting in bales, yield 2500 kg DM/ha (7,31 ha)
9.8.2023 Silage harvesting, yield 2700 kg DM/ha (4,4 ha)
17.9.2023 Silage harvesting, yield 1800 kg DM/ha

Pellinsuo oli yksi nurmilohkoista, joissa seurattiin nurmen kasvua ja peittävyyttä. Kuva on otettu 24. toukokuuta.
Pellinsuo was one of the grassland plots where the growth and coverage of the grass were monitored. The picture was taken on May 24.

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
16.9.2021 Fertilization, cattle slurry 16 tn/ha
5.5.2022 weed harrowing
10.5.2022 Fertilization, liquid, Mantrac Pro, 1l/ha
13.6.2022 Silage harvest, yield 2200kg DM/ha
17.6.2022 Fertilization, Cattle slurry, 34tn/ha
29.7.2022 Silage harvest, yield 1900kg DM/ha
9.8.2022 Supplementary sowing, Grass mixture, 15kg/ha

19.5.2022
19.5.2022
6.6.2022
6.6.2022

Cultivation measures

Grass silage
18.9.2020 Fertilization, cattle slurry 14,8 tn/ha
21.9.2020 Fertilization, ecolan agra NS 200 kg/ha
19.4.2021 Harrowing of the grass
11.6.2021 Harvesting of the grass silage, yield 4893 kg DM/ha
15.-16.6.2021 Spreading of manure, 25 tn/ha
30.6.2021 Spraying, manganese fertilizer Mantrac Pro 1.7l/ha
22.7.2021 Harvesting of the grass silage, yield 1800 kg DM/ha
18.9.2021 Harvesting of the grass silage, yield 1000 kg DM/ha
18.9.2021 Fertilization, cattle manure 15 tn/ha

3.9.2021 Apila lähtenyt hyvin kasvuun
3.9.2021 Clover has started to grow well.

Cultivation measures

Triticale Mazur (protective crop)
11.10.2019 Fertilization, cattle slurry 10 tn/ha
23.4.2020 Fertilization, cattle manure 21 tn/ha + Ecolan Agra 3-0-0 vinasse 1200 kg/ha
27.4.2020 Plowing
30.4.2020 Discing
30.4.2020 Harrowing, penetrating goosefoot blade
30.4.2020 Seeding, triticale, Mazur, 200 kg/ha + Grass seed, Mustiala 2019, 25 kg/ha and white lupine 1 kg/ha
8.6.2020 Fertilization, yaravita mancozin 0,9 l/ha
21.7.2020 Silage harvesting, yield 5300 kg DM/ha
15.9.2020 Silage harvesting, yield 4100 kg DM/ha

29.5.2020
29.5.2020
29.5.2020
29.5.2020
230620 Kasvustoindeksi kuva.
230620 Vegetation index image.

Cultivation measures

Oat, Matty
7.5.2019 Leveling harrowing
8.5.2019 Fertilization, cattle slurry 25 tn/ha
13.5.2019 Harrowing, penetrating goose foot blade, 2 times
14.5.2019 Sowing, Matty 230 kg/ha
11.6.2019 Weed harrowing
11.6.2019 Sowing, Italian ryegrass for pasture 5 kg/ha
15.8.2019 Harvest, whole grain silage (3 ha), yield 8,000 kg DM/ha
28.8.2019 Threshing (8.72 ha), oat, 6200 kg/ha
16.9.2019 Straw collection (5 ha) 700 kg DM/ha

Cultivation measures

Silage grass field
9.5.2018 Spreading of 25 tons/ha of cattle slurry
4.6.2018 Mowing
4.6.2018 Raking
4.6.2018 Harvest 111,986 kg, 3,950 kg/ha
9.6.2018 Manure 20 tons/ha
30.7.2018 Harvest 1241 kg/ha

17.5.2018

The growth of the grass has started off well.

Lohkossa on pieni kasvusto raja, koska syksyllä ei korjattu kolmossatoa kuin puolesta lohkosta. Ajourat ovat lietteenajosta.
There is a small crop boundary in the plot because only half of the plot was harvested for the third crop last autumn. The tractor paths are from slurry application.
Lietteenajon, hyvän maaperän sekä lämpien säiden ansoista kasvusto on kasvanut hyvin.
Thanks to the slurry application, good soil, and warm weather, the crop has grown well.

24.5.2018

Voikukkaa on vähän eteläisessä reunassa, muuten kasvusto näyttää hyvältä.
There are a few dandelions at the southern edge, otherwise the crop looks good.
Kasvusto paikoin yli 50 cm.
Vegetation is over 50 cm in some places.

1.6.2018

Pientä epätasaisuutta kasvustossa.
Slight unevenness in the growth.
Pohjoiskulmasta kasvusto matalampaa kuin eteläreunassa.
The crop in the northern corner is lower than at the southern edge.

8.6.2018

The making of silage started on June 4th from Pellinsuo 1.

Ensimmäisen kuorman purkua.
The unloading of the first cargo.
Nyt toivotaan hyviä sateita, ettei kasvusto pala ja se lähtisi hyvään kasvuun.
Now we hope for good rain, so that the grass does not burn and can start to grow well.

12.6.2018

Kasvusto on kärsinyt kuivuudesta ja kuumuudesta.
The crop has suffered from drought and heat.

20.6.2018

Pientä viehertymistä on tapahtunut.
A little enchantment has occurred.

28.6.2018

Kasvusto on hyvin lähtenyt vihertämään.
The vegetation has started to green up very well.
Korkeutta on 15-25 cm.
The height is 15-25 cm.

2.8.2018

2.8.2018

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
2.5.2017 Fertilization: YaraMila Y1 310 kg/ha (82.5-4-13 kg/ha)
17.6.2017 Harvest 4577 kg/ha
21.6.2017 Fertilization: Seleenisalpietar 150 kg/ha (40.2-0-2 kg/ha)
1.7.2017 Liquid fraction from cattle manure separation 20m³/ha (28-5-48 kg/ha)
1.8.-3.8.2017 Harvest 3222 kg/ha
22.9.2017 Harvest 1581 kg/ha, only 5 hectares were harvested, unfertilized. Total yield of 8469 kg/ha of haylage.

15.5 Lohkolla oli kuloheinää runsaasti keväällä.
15.5 The lot had plenty of burnt grass in the spring.
33 Pellinsuo 1 29.5.2017 Ortoilmakuva. Lohkon läpi on ajettu talven aikana pellonpiennar risuja.
33 Pellinsuo 1 29.5.2017 Orthophoto. During the winter, branches have been driven through the field margin.
33 Pellinsuo 1 29.5.2017 planthealth
33 Pellinsuo 1 29.5.2017 plant health

Cultivation measures

Perennial silage grassland

Soil fertility analysis result on 19.12.2022:

Viljavuustutkimuksen analyysitulos 19.12.2022:

Sampling line 2022

Näytteenottolinja 2022:

Soil fertility analysis result on May 2nd, 2018.

Viljavuustutkimuksen analyysitulos 2.5.2018:

Soil fertility analysis result 2014:

Viljavuustutkimuksen analyysitulos 2014:
Viljavuustutkimuksen analyysitulos 2014:
Viljavuustutkimuksen analyysitulos 2014:

2026 Silage grass
2025 Oat + grass seed
2024 Mixed crop (legumes + grain), total area + grass seed B: Spring wheat (Helmi) + grass seed
2023 Silage grass
2022 Silage grass
2021 Silage grass
2020 Winter wheat Mazur (cover crop)
2019 Oat, Matty
2018 Silage grass
2017 Silage grass
2016 Silage grass
2015 Silage grass
2014 Oat Aslak + clover seed
2013 Oat Aslak, barley Wolmari, oat Fiia and green fallow
2012 Barley Tiril, oat Fiia, barley Wolmari and green fallow
2011 Oat Aslak, oat Akseli, barley Edwin and green fallow
2010 Oat Aslak, barley Voitto, oat Peppi and green fallow