Salzau: Nordsaat

Nordsaat Salzau Landwirtschaftliche Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

This facility, which has been leased since 1977, is located in East Holstein, Switzerland on the edge of the Selenter See (lake) and is characterised by a glacial stamped landscape.

The Neuwühren estate, located to the south of Kiel, and erstwhile Meierhofs (rafals) belonging to the Salzau estate, the Selkau estate, the Ottenhof estate and the Sophienhof estate are other parts of the facility that have been cultivated.

In Salzau, hybrid rye is processed for Hybro Saatzucht GmbH & Co KG.

altitude above mean sea level	0-50 m
rainfall over many years Ø	790 l/m²
rainfall in 2018	550 l/m²
number of plates	30 - 65, Ø 49 BP

soil types

soil types
- loamy sand to sandy loam; predominantly sandy loam
- marly till and strong terminal moraine characteristic
- loamy and clayey soil and extensive percentage of moor depressions
- 2 -3 % organic substance

ratio of crop types in % of the agricultural area
winter wheat: approx. 40 %
winter barley: approx. 17 %
winter rye: approx. 4 %
winter rape: approx. 26 %
beans: approx. 4 %
maize: approx. 4 %

transport condition
- agricultural field size: Ø 24.0 ha (2 to 95 ha)
- field to farm distance: Ø 14.0 km (0 to 26 km)

The facility primarily focuses on the seed breeding and processing of hybrid rye.