Harvest time for alfalfa grown on the Syrian border

The harvest of alfalfa, which is produced in 26 thousand decares in order to meet the feed needs of certified seeds and livestock, at Ceylanpınar Agricultural Enterprise on the Syrian border of Şanlıurfa, started. In Ceylanpınar Agricultural Enterprise, which is among the few agricultural enterprises in the world and the largest in its field, a large number of products are grown from barley to wheat, from lentil to corn, from pistachio to sunflower, from vetch to oats. This year, a total of 26 thousand decares of seed and forage alfalfa were planted in the facility. Alfalfa, which has started to be harvested, will meet the feed needs of ovine and bovine animals raised in the enterprise due to its rich protein structure and will be offered to the market as certified seed for farmers. İdris Tanrıkulu, Deputy Director of Beyazkule, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that around 26,000 decares of seed and forage (grass) clover are produced every year. Stating that they had a productive season ...