Fescue is a forage yet to be discovered, since its properties are excellent for feeding horses, cattle, sheep and goats, among others.
Freshly mowed fescue on Premium Pellets Spain’s own land
It is a grass species of the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and North Africa and possesses a extraordinary adaptation in cold and transitional climatesFor this reason, it is a very important forage crop in extensive livestock production systems and is cultivated for this purpose in various parts of the world, such as Spain.
Fescue is a fine grass with high digestibility for animal feed. It has hardly any structural fiber, does not lignify and provides a protein content of 15%. It is very useful for mixing with other low-protein forages to achieve an adequate average and to increase the total energy consumed. In equine livestock, it is an excellent forage, as it provides protein in the diet, entertainment and is especially useful.
Fescue is a fine grass with high digestibility for animal feed. It has hardly any structural fiber, does not lignify and provides a protein content of 15%. It is very useful for mixing with other low-protein forages to achieve an adequate average and to increase the total energy consumed. In equine livestock, it is an excellent forage, as it provides protein in the diet, entertainment and is especially useful.
Premium Pellets Spain Fescue Field
Premium Pellets Spain’s own land, located in Villamartin de Campos (Palencia), an area irrigated by the Nava Canal, famous for its qualities in the production of quality fodder, makes it one of the areas in Spain where fescue is produced. Originally, the entire municipality was a lagoon, the Laguna de la Nava, or Mar de Campos. The lagoon, located to the southwest of the province of Palencia, was one of the largest wetlands in Spain, with an area of 2,500 ha, which reached 5,000 ha in years with abundant rainfall. After numerous attempts to dry it out for agricultural land, it disappeared definitively as a wetland in 1968. Due to its origins, the soils are very difficult to work, with very rough soils that, if well worked, are ideal for crops such as fescue, our cultivation area being one of the largest in the peninsula.
Premium Pellets Spain’s production model preserves the overall balance of biological systems with the sustainable use of the farm’s land, with its agricultural work and a special care in the mowing, giving preference to quality over quantity, make of its Festuca hay in pellet format, one of the highest quality on the market.
