Besides, much attention is paid to the quality of the production process and the product. Development of these farming systems makes sustainable agriculture attainable. The soil is mostly a shallow moor which has been formed on lava. In between there are shallow swamps and sandy banks along the river. The duration of different grass species and arable land useage is recorded and the nutritional value is analysed.
All hay is baled in rolls as haylage.
The Dairy Experimental Farm has a milk quota of 213 thousands liters and lactating cows are approxemately 60. Heifers and calves are also about 60 so total number of stock is around 120. For sheep experiments there are 130 sheep at the farm. The Dairy Forage Research Center is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other land grant universities. It focuses on problems that are national in scope and that limit effective and efficient use of forage for milk production.