Farm Services and Information
According. to the soil classification by Backer & Herza the soils are first class. deep. more than two meters above the marl, and of medium texture ( sandy clay loam to silt clay loam). The soil is non-saline as the average salinity of the soil moisture of the saturation extract is less than 4 mmhos / cm.
The average annual rainfall is about 250 mm. Hence the crop production depends mainly on irrigation water supplied by the Jordan Valley Authority through their irrigation network in the Jordan Valley.
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CROPS GROWN AND THEIR SEASON OF PRODUCTION AND AREAS
- MEDJOOL DATES: 180 DONUMS (2700 TREES)
- BARHI DATES: 90 DONUMS (1100 TREES)
- ASPARAGUS: 3 DONUMS
- SEEDLESS GRAPES: 50 DONUMS (5000 trees)
- CITRUS: 20 DONUMS (400 trees)
- PRODUCTION (In Tons)
Product
Medjool
Berhi
Grapes
Asparagus
Citrus
Selling period
All year
1/8 – 20/9
20/5 – 30/6
1/3 – 30/4
1/12 – 30/1
2006
2
37
40
6
30
2007
15
60
10
4
35
2008
30
80
30
6
40
2009
50
85
50
6
40
2010
65
90
70
6
40
2011
62
136
40
3
30
2012
93
143
15
1
15
2013
101
152
10
0.5 10
2014
110
164
8
0.4 5
2015 forcast
115
115
10
0
2