THE IRON lease CHAPTER OF LAND IN THE PROPERTY OF PALMEROS.

The Ministry of Livestock of El Hierro Council approved the basis for the lease of land in order to allocate them to organically grown maralfalfa and fodder for the year 2012.
The initiative is taken as a measure of support for the island's livestock sector to the severe drought and the rise in the cost of imported cattle feed, said the adviser, Juan Rafael Zamora.

Today, livestock El Hierro consists of goats and sheep and milk production, lesser extent, feedlot cattle farms in fixed, although there is some grazing.

In the farms of the island, near to 60% production costs are derived from feeding ganado.En recent years has tended to a growing dependence on foreign imports, which is intended to alleviate actions how are you, as stated in the administrative file.

The aim is to encourage even, in the future medium and long term, Iron recovers growing grain and forage in areas like Plateau Nisdafe what, attached to this new crop of great capacity as the Maralfalfa in Gulf, We can help prevent this external dependence, said Adviser.

Since some years, the Cabildo de El Hierro began to be implemented in the farm Los Palmeros (owned and located in the Valle del Golfo), the cultivars Pennissetum purpureum, known as maralfalfa, given their conditions as forage production and quality. The results have been very encouraging, obtaining a good crop adaptation and a high level of productivity.

The estate of Los Palmeros has a very favorable soil and climate conditions for growing the maralfalfa and has irrigation system, allowing production throughout the year. An important area of ​​the farm is sorribada and abancalada, forming regular pitches suitable for recultivation.

The bases allow temporary lease for an annual period, with the possibility of renewal for up to four years for the exclusive cultivation of green fodder and maralfalfa, of 75.963 square meters of outdoor farm, on the estate of Los Palmeros.