Large-scale organic farming.

We grew oats on 850 hectares this season, an increase of 195 hectares compared to last year. The natural yield reached 4,3 t/ha, with 0,6% foreign matter.

For oats, hectoliter mass is the primary quality indicator, showing the density and filling of the grain. Higher hectoliter mass generally means better milling quality and higher market value. Our average was 50 kg/hl, with the highest sample at 53,4 kg/hl.

Grain size is another key requirement for food-grade oats, especially for flakes production; in 2025, 78% of grains were larger than 2 mm, meeting industry expectations.

Field operations were minimal. No weed control was needed on any of the 850 hectares. On two smaller plots (32 ha), we applied a treatment against cereal leaf beetle larvae during flowering, using Kumulus, which is permitted in organic production.

Before sowing, we also applied phosphorus manuring with Euronature on 689 hectares. This input is allowed in organic farming and is essentially a limestone-based product used to support phosphorus availability in the soil.

We grew sunflowers on 915 hectares, similar to the previous season. As a nitrogen scavenger, a crop that efficiently takes up the remaining available nitrogen in the soil, sunflower is positioned as the final crop in our 5-year crop rotation.

This season’s natural yield was 2,1 t/ha, with 5,2% total impurities. Sunflower generally requires more in-season mechanical weed control than cereals; in our case, 2–4 weed control operations were carried out between sowing and harvest.

We grew peas on 632 hectares. Peas are the foundation of our crop rotation, because they fix nitrogen and supply it to the subsequent 4 crops in the cycle.

The natural yield this season was 2,6 t/ha, with 18,6% protein content. Protein levels remain an area for improvement for us, as the food industry typically requires 21–22%, and in some cases up to 25–26%, depending on the buyer.

Field operations were minimal. No interventions were needed on 596 hectares, and on 35 hectares we carried out one mechanical weed-control pass using Top Cut Collect.

We grew wheat on 404,34 hectares, with a significant part of the fields still in conversion or classified as risk zones.

Newly acquired fields must undergo a 2–3 year conversion period before they can be certified organic, and yields are typically lower during this time as the soil recovers from long-term use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.

Some of the fields were also marked as risk zones due to their proximity to conventional neighbours, so we applied a 2-meter buffer strip as a preventive measure and harvested and stored these fields separately.

Across the certified organic wheat fields (243 ha), the yield was higher, at 5,3 t/ha, with 0,2% foreign matter. Most impurities were small soil particles or stones, while weed seeds were largely eliminated on the field by the Seed Terminators mounted on our combines.

Protein levels averaged 13,4%, with the highest samples at 13,9%. In order to be able to sell wheat for human consumption, the food industry requires a protein content of 12% or higher.

These results were achieved without any operations between sowing and harvest.

We doubled the flax production this season to 145 hectares, with a natural yield of 1,9 t/ha.

The crop met quality expectations, with a 44% fat content, which is above the typical industry requirement of 40% or more.

Field operations were limited. On 110 hectares, no interventions were needed beyond sowing and harvest. On 35 hectares, we performed one mechanical weeding pass using Top Cut Collect to remove taller weeds before flowering.

* The average 10,2% total impurities were strongly influenced by one field, where impurities reached nearly 50%, mainly due to rye contamination. As a result, this single field significantly increased the overall average. If this field is excluded, impurities across the remaining flax fields averaged 7,28%. After cleaning, the flax was processed to below 1% total impurities.

We more than doubled the chickpea production area this season and achieved a natural yield of 1,2 t/ha, with 2,6% foreign matter.

Chickpea is not a strong weed competitor, so 2–4 mechanical weed control operations were required across the fields. On 133 hectares, we also carried out a permitted treatment against the cotton bollworm.

We reduced the area under spelt by half this season and will discontinue it next season.

The natural yield was 1.9 t/ha, which is lower than last year, mainly due to its position in the rotation. On the other hand, no additional operations were needed between sowing and harvest.