Block 16: Valtatie
The block information contains basic information about the block and events during the growing season, observations, and yield data.
Block 16
Valtatie
Block basic information
Area: 3.40 hectares (Highway 1) + 0.69 hectares (Highway 2)
Soil type: Rich loamy sand (rmLsS)
A two-part block, separated by a field road. The forested area with a curved edge on the northern side makes farming operations difficult. The soil is stiff, which affects the choice of plants. Careful consideration of handling times.
Crop rotation
2024 Silage grass
2023 Mixed grain oat+wheat
2022 Oats, Matty
Cultivation measures
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
12.6. Cleaning mowing
Cultivation measure
Mixed grain + grass seed
9.5.2023 Leveling cultivation
14.5.2023 Fertilization: cattle manure, 20 tn/ha
15.5.2023 Sowing cultivation
16.5.2023 Sowing; oat Harmony 163.2 kg/ha and spring wheat Leijona 60 kg/ha
20.5.2023 Sowing; grass seeds
22.5.2023 Rolling
11.9.2023 Harvesting, yield 2466.75 kg/ha
Cultivation measures
Oats, Matty
19.5.2022 Plate cultivation
20.5.2022 Harrowing
21.5.2022 Harrowing
22.5.2022 Sowing: Oats, Matty 230kg/ha, English ryegrass+clover 11 kg/ha
12.6.2022 Fertilization, Cattle manure, 24 tn/ha
12.9.2022 Harvesting, yield 3000 kg/ha
25.9.2022 Fertilization, cattle manure, 16tn/ha
6.10.2022 Plowing
Cultivation measures
Broad beans, Kontu
19.3.2021 Liming, 4 tn/ha
16.5.2021 Double harrowing, penetrating goosefoot blade
16.5.2021 Sowing: broad bean, Kontu 315 kg/ha
8.8.2021 Harvesting, yield 587 kg/ha
18.9.2021 Fertilization, cattle manure 15 tn/ha
24.9.2021 Plowing
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
4.5.2020 Fertilization, cattle manure + Ecolan Agra 3-0-0 vinasse 15 tn/ha
12.6.2020 Mowing
13.6.2020 Raking
13.6.2020 Silage harvesting
30.7.2020 Mowing
31.7.2020 Baling
15.9.2020 Silage harvesting, yield 554 kg DM/ha
2.10.2020 Spreading of dry manure, smaller plot
2.10.2020 Plowing, smaller plot
7.10.2020 Plowing, larger plot
Cultivation measures
Silage grass
6.5.2019 Supplementary sowing
4.6.2019 Silage harvesting 42 bales
6.6.2019 Spreading of liquid manure 25 m3/ha
Cultivation measures
Oats Matty and grass-clover mixture
16.5.2018 Levelling cultivation
17.5.2018 Flexible spike harrowing
17.5.2018 Sowing: Kaura Matty 210 kg/ha and Naturcom Retu-Apila grass-clover mixture 20 kg/ha. The mixture contained 5% white clover Jögeva4/Sw hebe/Sonja, 5% alsike clover Frida, 10% red clover Ilte/SW Yngve/Saija, 5% meadow fescue Retu/SW Swaj, 15% tall fescue Kasper/Arni, 60% timothy Tenho/Iki/Nuutti.
15.8.2018 Harvest 2277 kg/ha
Cultivation measures
Peas Rocket and oats as support crop
13.5.2017 Application of 10m³/ha of liquid manure (27-5.8-30)
16.5.2017 Fertilization during sowing: 300 kg/ha of Rocket peas, 30 kg/ha of oats as support crop, 20 kg/ha of Yarabela Finnish saltpeter (5.4-0-0 kg/ha)
16.6.2017 Weed control, application of 0.35 l/ha of Hankkija MCPA and 1 kg/ha of Basagran SG
25.10.2017 Harvesting of oats (moisture content 13.5%) 462 kg/ha
Cultivation measures
Barley Elmeri
Soil fertility analysis result on 19.12.2022:
Sampling line 2022
Soil fertility analysis result on May 2nd, 2018.
Soil fertility analysis result 2014:
2024 Silage grass
2023 Mixed grain+ NS
2022 Oats, Matty
2021 Pea, Kontu
2020 Silage grass
2019 Silage grass
2018 Oats, Matty (cover crop)
2017 Pea, Rocket
2016 Barley, Elmeri
2015 Pea, Kontu
2014 Cumin, Record
2013 Cumin, Record
2012 Cumin, Record
2011 Spring wheat, Anniina
2010 Rapeseed, Cordelia