LOCATED in Karvia, Lehtoranta farm is a family estate specialising in organic farming and forestry.
The farm has a long history and its operations have been actively developed; the family gave up cattle rearing in the ’80s and were one of the first to start organic farming in the ’90s.
Today, the farm consists of 40 hectares of field and 500 hectares of forest, which are mainly managed with Finnish machinery.
“We were recently in need of new forest machines and our aim was to find machinery suitable for heavy work,” said Eemeli Alatalo. “We decided to get a Valtra tractor and a Kesla 144 series forest trailer. These two machines form an impressive team with excellent results.
“We used them for forest work throughout the last winter and they performed well even in conditions of challenging terrain.”
According to Eemeli, it was necessary to update the machinery because the previous forest trailer had become too small for the current amount of work.
“We considered many options before choosing Kesla’s products,” Eemeli added.
“During the past winter, the Kesla 326T crane has turned out to be pleasant and easy to use. We chose Kesla because it is a Finnish supplier, and we want to support Finnish business.”
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