Legume forage · NACE 01.190
Red clover and grass mix
Trifolium pratense · Norwegian: Raudkløver i blanding
Clover fixes its own nitrogen out of the air, so the ley needs less bought fertiliser and the forage comes back richer in protein than pure grass. It is the single most useful thing that can be done to a Norwegian ley.
Clover-rich forage is not the same as certified organic forage. Stake Gunhild holds no Debio certification and none is claimed — see the organic disclosure on this page.
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: No operation | October: No operation | November: No operation | December: No operation |
Supply facts
- Life cycle
- Short-lived legume, undersown in the ley
- Harvest window
- First and second cut
- Supplied as
- Round bales, wrapped
- Field-stacked wrapped bales
- Typically bought by
- Holdings reducing purchased concentrate; organic-managed farms (see the note)
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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