Publication Date
1985
Location
Kyoto Japan
Description
Grass production has progressed vigorously in Finland during the last two decades. The aim to produce high protein fodder from grass has prompted large-scale production of grass for silage. The development of technology to harvest young grass to make silage and feed cattle with silage has made the progress possible. Grass protein production has proceeded so far that 60 % of the protein for intensely fed dairy cows comes from silage, hay and pasture. The intensity of grass production has increased, for instance through nitrogen fertilization multiplying. Yields per hectare have risen by 50 % in grass for silage and 15 % in hay. Thus a decrease of grass area by 40 % has diminished the total yields of grass in feed units by only 10 % .
Citation
Mela, T, "Grass Production at the Arctic Circle, Finland" (1985). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 4.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1985/ses15/4)
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Grass Production at the Arctic Circle, Finland
Kyoto Japan
Grass production has progressed vigorously in Finland during the last two decades. The aim to produce high protein fodder from grass has prompted large-scale production of grass for silage. The development of technology to harvest young grass to make silage and feed cattle with silage has made the progress possible. Grass protein production has proceeded so far that 60 % of the protein for intensely fed dairy cows comes from silage, hay and pasture. The intensity of grass production has increased, for instance through nitrogen fertilization multiplying. Yields per hectare have risen by 50 % in grass for silage and 15 % in hay. Thus a decrease of grass area by 40 % has diminished the total yields of grass in feed units by only 10 % .
