A testimonial from Heikki Niemela, farmer in Finnland (Nordic Region)

Heikki Niemela is a farmer based in Tuusula, Finland. His 63-hectare farm is around 350 years old. He is growing grass, feed oats and malting barley and runs a 25-head dairy herd, together with 25 heifers and calves and relies on baled silage.

"Each year we produce around 600 silage bales to feed our cattle. Baled silage gives a good quality feed that ensures we have steady milk production throughout the year. Also, surplus bales can be sold to other farmers. The bales are wrapped in six or eight layers as that preserves the quality during storage in the field, which can be up to 15 months. We use white wrap, the most common in Finland. It blends well in the winter landscape."

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