Field report · Diepholz

More efficient grassland renewal.

Heinfried Sudmann is farm manager at Wiechring-Sudmann KG, Diepholz. The farm keeps around 1,000 dairy cows and has been working around 400 ha of grassland and arable land with the GreenMaster grassland combination since 2014.

  • Grassland
  • GreenMaster
Heinfried Sudmann kneeling with freshly mown grass on his grassland near Diepholz
Dairy cows, approx.
1,000
Grassland and arable land, approx.
400ha
Work rate
4ha/h

“The machine carries out complete grassland renewal in a single pass: harrowing, sowing and rolling.”

Heinfried Sudmann · Diepholz

I came across the GÜTTLER® GreenMaster by chance at an agricultural machinery show. The demonstration there was enough to convince me of the quality of its work.

That has also proved true in practice on our farm. In a single pass, we harrow to aerate the sward, place new grass seed and roll everything down again. That saves working time and fuel. With the 7.5 metre machine, we easily manage 4 ha an hour at a working speed of 10–12 km/h.

The machine leaves a first-class finish. And thanks to regular grassland renewal, we are getting measurably more milk from forage.

Because of the greening requirements, we plan to trial sowing a greening mixture on around 70 ha with the GreenMaster after the maize harvest this year. We also use the machine for European corn borer control. The only drawback: the wide machine has to be unfolded for parking, which takes up a lot of space in the machinery shed. Otherwise, we are completely satisfied. We definitely made the right choice.

Heinfried Sudmann at the feed passage in the dairy barn
More milk from forage – regular grassland renewal has paid off.

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