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Field 34: Pellinsuo Taka

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

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Field 34
Pellinsuo Taka

Basic field information

Area: 6.98 hectares
Soil type: Mull (Mm), carex peat (Ct)

Clear-cut field, peat field with still rising stumps. Due to the soil type, it allows for flexibility in handling cultivation activities on the field.

Crop rotation

2026 Silage grass
2025 Silage grass
2024 Mixed crops(legumes + grain), total area + grass seed

Cultivation practices

Silage grass
25.4.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry, injection 18 tn/ha
26.5.2026 Forage sample, D-value: 770
1.6.2026 Forage sample, D-value: 762
7.6.2026 Mowing
9.6.2026 Raking
9.6.2026 Harvest, yield 2700 kg DM/ha
17.6.2026 Fertilization, cattle slurry, injection 30 tn/ha
20.7.2026 Mowing
21.7.2026 Raking
21.7.2026 Harvest, yield 2400 kg DM/ha
13.9.2026 Mowing
14.9.2026 Raking
14.9.2026 Harvest, yield 1600 kg DM/ha

Growth observation

pellinsuo taka 25.5.2026
25.5.2026 Crop is thick and even, no empty spots. average height of the crop is 30-40cm.
pellinsuo taka 2.6.2026
2.6.2026 Crop is even and in good growth, height is about 50cm. There are some dandelions.
Pellinsuo taka 3.6.2026
3.6.2026 Map of the silage field created with vegetation index.
pellinsuo taka 11.6.2026
11.6.2026 Aerial view of the field.
pellinsuo taka 18.6.2026
18.6.2026 Slurry has been spread to the field.
pellinsuo taka 23.6.2026
23.6.2026 Grass has gotten a good start on growth, although dandelions are also doing well.
pellinsuotaka 29.6.2026
29.6.2026 Crop is thick and it’s height is 20cm, there are also some dandelions.
pellinsuo taka 8.7.2026
8.7.2026 Aerial view of the field.
pellinsuo taka 13.7.2026
13.7.2026 Crop is thick, height is 40-50 cm.
pellinsuo taka 3.8.2026
3.8.2026 A bit of new growth can be seen in the crop.
pellinsuo taka 11.8.2026
11.8.2026 Grass clearly has grown after last harvest, it is now 20 cm tall.
pellinsuo taka 17.8.2026
17.8.2026 Crop is dense but still there are some dandelions. Height of the grass is 30 cm.
pellinsuo taka 2.9.2026
2.9.2026 Height of the grass is about 40 cm.
pellinsuo taka 11.9.2026
11.9.2026 The crop is quite even according to the NDVI-indeks.
pellinsuo taka 17.9.2026
17.9.2026 Silage has been harvested from the field. There are some tire ruts on the field because of the wet conditions.

Cultivation measures

Silage grass

15.4.2025 Sowing, grass mix with clover 8 kg/ha
27.6.2025 Fertilization, cattle slurry 34 tn/ha

19.6.2025


7.7.2025


22.7.2025

Cultivation measures

Mixed crop (legumes + grain), whole + grass seed

18.10.2023 Fertilization, cattle slurry 30 tn/ha
8.5.2024 Fertilization, cattle slurry 20.8 tons/ha
10.5.2024 Plowing
15.5.2024 Harrowing, Flexible Tines
16.5.2024 Sowing: Argus 170 kg/ha and Arvika 22 kg/ha, other multi-species grass mixture 30 kg/ha
7.8.2024 Wholegrain silage harvest, yield 5300 kg DM/ha

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
24.9.2022 Fertilization, cattle slurry 16 tn/ha
11.5.2023 Fertilization, YaraVita Amazinc 0.7l/ha
15.6.2023 Silage harvest, yield 1400 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
26.6.2023 Harvest of silage to bales, yield 1700 kg DM/ha
7.8.2023 Harvest of silage to stack, yield 2400 kg DM/ha
16.9.2023 Harvest of silage to stack, yield 1900 kg DM/ha

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
5.5.2022 Weed harrowing
6.5.2022 Fertilization, cattle slurry 17tn/ha
13.6.2022 Silage harvest, yield 2300 kg DM/ha
16.6.2022 Fertilization, cattle slurry 21tn/ha (4ha)
27.6.2022 Dry hay harvest, yield 3200 kg DM/ha (2,98ha)
29.7.2022 Silage harvest (4ha), yield 2200 kg DM/ha
9.8.2022 Silage harvesting, baling, yield 1100 kg DM/ha (2,98ha)
22.9.2022 Silage harvesting, baling, yield 500 kg DM/ha
24.9.2022 Fertilization, cattle slurry 16tn/ha

Cultivation measures

Silage grass

19.4.2021 Supplementary Sowing: Timothy + tall fescue + Red Clover 60-20-20, spread at a rate of 7 kg/ha
30.5.2021 Fertilization Experiment, 35 tn/ha and 20 tn/ha, on an area of 1.5 ha
11.6.2021 Hay Harvest, yield of 4200 kg DM/ha
16.6.2021 Fertilization, using 30 tn/ha of cattle slurry
22.7.2021 Hay Harvest, yield of 1800 kg DM/ha
18.9.2021 Hay Harvest, yield of 1000 kg DM/ha

3.9.2021 Kasvustokuva
3.9.2021 Crop picture

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
4.5.2020 Supplementary sowing
5.5.2020 Fertilization, cattle manure + Ecolan Agra 3-0-0 vinassi 25 tn/ha
11.6.2020 Mowing
11.6.2020 Raking
12.6.2020 Silage harvest, yield 300 kg DM/ha
27.7.2020 Silage harvest, yield 3000 kg DM/ha
14.9.2020 Silage harvest, yield 1600 kg DM/ha

110620 kasvustoindeksi kuva. Talvituhot näkyvät hyvin pellossa, hyvää nurmea oli vain kapealla alalla lohkon keskellä.
110620 Vegetation index image. Winter damages are clearly visible in the field, there was good grass only in a narrow area in the middle of the plot.

Cultivation measures

Mixed crop (barley+oat) + grass seed
6.5.2019 Fertilization, 10 tn/ha of dry cow manure
7.5.2019 Plowing
13.5.2019 Harrowing, with a penetrating goosefoot blade, 2 times
15.5.2019 Sowing, 60 kg/ha of Niklas oat
15.5.2019 Sowing, 140 kg/ha of Elmeri barley
11.6.2019 Weed harrowing
11.6.2019 Sowing, perennial forage mixture, Mustiala 2019, 26 kg/ha
2.9.2019 Harvesting 5200 kg/ha

Cultivation measures

Oat, Matty and grass mixture
18.5.2018 Levelling cultivation
20.5.2018 Spreading of 27 tn/ha of cattle slurry
21.5.2018 Flexible tine harrowing
22.5.2018 Sowing: Oat Matty 210 kg/ha and Naturcom Retu-Apila grass mixture 25 kg/ha. The grass mixture contains 5% white clover Jögeva4/Sw hebe/Sonja, 5% alsike clover Frida, 10% red clover Ilte/SW Yngve/Saija, 5% tall fescue Retu/SW Swaj, 15% meadow fescue Kasper/Arni, 60% timothy Tenho/Iki/Nuutti.
5.9.2018 Harvesting 2026 kg/ha

2.8.2018 Ilmakuva lohkosta
2.8.2018 Aerial view of the plot

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
3.5.2017 Surface fertilization: YaraMila Y1 284 kg/ha (75-3.7-12 kg/ha)
18.6.2017 Harvest 3475 kg DM/ha
5.7.2017 Surface fertilization: YaraBela Seleenisalpietar 284 kg/ha (40.2-0.2 kg/ha)
3.8.2017 Harvest 3752 kg/ha.
Total yield 7228 kg/ha.

10.6 Ilmakuva lohkosta. Lohkon reunoilla oli korjattu pusikot pois, sen takia kasvustoa oli päisteissä kuollut. Päisteen liittymä on kärsinyt.
10.6 Aerial view of the compartment. The bushes at the edges of the compartment have been removed, which is why the vegetation has died at the edges. The junction of the edge has suffered.

Cultivation measures

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:

2026 Silage grass
2025 Silage grass
2024 Mixed crops (legumes + cereals), total area + grass seed
2023 Silage grass
2022 Silage grass
2021 Silage grass
2020 Silage grass
2019 Cereal mixture, Barley and Oats (cover crop)
2018 Oat Matty (cover crop)
2017 Silage grass
2016 Silage grass
2015 Silage grass
2014 Silage grass
2013 Oat Aslak + grass seed (timothy Tuure, tall fescue Karoliina, meadow fescue Kasper, timothy Niilo, alsike clover Niilo)
2012 Silage grass
2011 Silage grass
2010 Spring baled reed canary grass and established grass with a mixture of grasses and clovers.