Rational structure of sown area and plant nutrition as the basis of feed production of an agricultural enterprise

The article analyzes the structure of the agricultural crop area and, as a consequence, the state of feed production using the example of an agricultural enterprise in the Vologda region. In 2020-2022 the enterprise has used agricultural land plots with a total turnover area of 1260 hectares for the production of silage, hay, and harvesting of green mass for cattle feed, which corresponds to the farm specialization. The structure of the farm's sown area is typical for enterprises in the region. The proportion of annual forage crops is 39.7% of the total farm arable land area, then, 60.3% is occupied by perennial grasses of various years of use.