20 thousand 427 tons of shrunken alfalfa produced in coastal zone of Mexico

BERNARDO PEÑUELAS ALARID. THE MEXICAN. It is mainly used to feed dairy cattle. ENSENADA, Lower California. In the Rural Development District (DDR-001), Coastal Zone, 20,427 tons of shrunken alfalfa were produced, which is mainly used to feed the region's stabled dairy cattle, reported the representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Development Rural (SADER) in Baja California, Juan Manuel Martínez Núñez. He explained that the highest forage production was recorded in this municipality of Ensenada, especially in the valleys of Ojos Negros, Maneadero and San Vicente. He explained that the production of said forage is carried out by around 40 production units, who this year had an established area of 1,078 hectares. He also clarified that an average yield of 19 tons of alfalfa per hectare was obtained, which produced an economic benefit of more than 64.1 million pesos, approximately. He highlighted that alfalfa, together with the vine, is one of the main perennial crops (which ...