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Everything Rovella grows is for producing cattle, and it’s all irrigated.
Rovella says that having irrigation in such an arid zone has allowed him to transform his operation from a cattle breeding field into a highly efficient meat-producing business.
Unfortunately, Rovella says most of the soils in the San Luis province are sandy and do not retain moisture very well, which is the main reason he turned to irrigation units to increase beef production.
“Our average rainfall totals about 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) per year, with most of it coming between September and March (which is summer in Argentina),” says Rovella. “So, we apply about 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of irrigation water in the summer crops and around 200 millimeters (7.9 inches) to the winter crops.”
Winter crops, or thin harvest crops, he says, include oats and triticale, while sorghum, forage sorghum and corn are planted prior to summer. In the meantime, water is drawn by electric pumps from wells that average around 250 meters (820 feet) deep with a dynamic water level of 45 meters (148 feet).
Rovella says that having irrigation in such an arid zone has allowed him to transform his operation from a cattle breeding field into a highly efficient meat-producing business.
However, he isn’t done yet. Based on his success with pivots, Rovella is already planning to add 15 towable pivots to the operation. And, you can bet that will translate into even more beef.
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