Major breakthrough! Alfalfa Grows @500-MASL

Alfalfa, the protein-rich bush-like forage crop ideal for livestock production, grows well in the small demo plot in Polomolok, South Cotabato.
At 58 days old, the Alfalfa planted at 500-meters-above-sea-level has reached a height of 12 to 18 inches.
While its maturity for harvest starts at 70 days, the Alfalfa has already started to flower, an indication that it could already be harvested.
The Alfalfa Demo Farm is one of the special projects of the Southseas Agri-Aqua Ventures, Inc., a small company which I, former Senator Panfilo Lacson, Fil-Am farmer-scientist Rocky French and four other friends formed recently.
This is a major breakthrough in Philippine Agriculture because it has long been believed that Alfalfa could not be grown locally.
Alfalfa is grown in the U.S. and Europe mainly for hay production for Cattle and small ruminants feeds and now sells for $250 per ton.
While the economic viability of growing Alfalfa in the Philippines is still subject to study and validation, the fact that it grows under local conditions is enough encouragement for us to conduct deeper research and establish demo farms in other locations.
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