Grass forage · NACE 01.190
Meadow fescue and timothy ley
Festuca pratensis, Phleum pratense · Norwegian: Engsvingel- og timoteieng
Meadow fescue fills the sward where timothy thins after cutting, so the mix holds up over more seasons and regrows faster after the first cut. A steadier, denser bale than pure timothy.
Sown as part of the ley rotation rather than as a separate crop — the reseeding year is what determines availability.
The crop’s year
Typical timing at Gol. Green is when it goes in the ground, amber is when it comes off — and both move by weeks between seasons, because snowmelt and heat sum decide, not the calendar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January: No operation | February: No operation | March: No operation | April: No operation | May: Sowing | June: Harvest | July: Harvest | August: Harvest | September: Harvest | October: No operation | November: No operation | December: No operation |
Supply facts
- Life cycle
- Multi-year ley, reseeded in rotation
- Harvest window
- Two cuts, mid-June and August
- Supplied as
- Round bales, wrapped
- Field-stacked wrapped bales
- Typically bought by
- Mixed livestock holdings buying a season’s roughage in one contract
Harvest volume in Hallingdal depends on the season. Availability is confirmed per enquiry against what is actually in store, and no tonnage is committed before that confirmation.
Feed value varies by field, cut, weather and storage. Any figure that matters commercially comes from a laboratory analysis of the actual batch, quoted with its method and date — never from a table on a website.
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