WHO WE ARE ALFALFA PRODUCTS NEWS CONTACTS Medicago Sativa - The queen of forage crops Alfalfa is the forage plant par excellence, the most widespread in Italy and in the world. It is an irreplaceable friend of nature, it is essential for biodiversity and enriches the soil with mineral elements. It represents a fundamental source of vegetable protein for breeding, as well as being rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. The protein richness of alfalfa depends on the symbiosis with the rhizobium, which colonizes the roots and transforms nitrogen gas into organic nitrogen. Italy is a territory highly suited to the cultivation of Alfalfa: in this area, thanks to the favorable climatic conditions and the composition of the land, it is possible to cultivate Alfalfa without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, nor irrigation by means of ground water. All these characteristics make alfalfa an ecology-friendly plant and therefore the ideal crop for organic fodder agriculture. Alfalfa is the most widely used forage essence for haymaking, given the quality of the forage obtainable. Especially when dehydrated, this plant has the highest yield in terms of protein and fiber per hectare. Furthermore, alfalfa provides all the mineral elements necessary for the animal in a more balanced way than other forage crops. Also from the vitamin point of view, organic acids and trace elements, alfalfa constitutes a real mine of substances, currently being the forage that has the composition closest to the plant in full vegetation. A diet based on alfalfa is essential for the growth of healthy and long-lived animals and guarantees the production of high quality milk, meat and eggs. Background Scoperta 9000 anni fa nell’Asia centro-occidentale dove veniva chiamata alfachpacah “il migliore dei cibi”, l’erba medica giunse in Europa attorno al 490 a.C. In Italia iniziò a diffondersi attorno al 150 a.C. e le sue preziose caratteristiche furono cosi descritte dagli storici del tempo : “ La migliore foraggera è l’erba medica, primo perché seminata una volta dura dieci anni, poi perché ogni anno si sfalcia quattro volte ed anche sei, perché ingrassa il campo. Perché anche l’armento più patito si rimette mangiandola, perché è un ottimo rimedio per il bestiame malato, perché un solo iugero di erba medica basta ed avanza per nutrire tre cavalli per tutto un anno ”. (Lucio Columella, De re rustica) © Gruppo Carli SEDE COMMERCIALE AMMINISTRATIVA Via Torello, 13 47865 Pietracuta di San Leo (RN) Italy - Tel. +39 0541 923044 - Fax +39 0541 923454 PARTECIPAZIONI SpA Viale Tiberio n. 11 47921 Rimini (RN) – P IVA e CF 02409120405 REA RN 261623 | Home | Prodotti | News | Storia | Missione | Aziende | Contatti | Fasi Di Produzione | Privacy |