HADCO Agriculture

Hadco has started wheat plantation since its establishment in 1982 using central pivot irrigation system. Hadco is one of the pioneer agriculture companies, which have participated in entering and establishing this strategic crop in the Kingdom. In the season 2003 production reached 7.5 tons / ha. Area planted in season 2003 was 6200 hectares.

Hadco has also entered the agriculture cycle system whereas Wheat, Alfalfa, and Yellow Corn are planted in alternated cycles to allow for grass and disease fighting. This system assisted highly in avoiding many grass chemicals, cost reduction and participated in keeping a healthy environment.

Yellow corn plantation in Hadco started in 1986 in small areas as experiment to choose the suitable varieties according the weather conditions of the region and the suitable time for seeding.

Those experiments continued until 1992. In 1993, Hadco has entered yellow corn in its agricultural cycle in large areas as the first company in Saudi Arabia producing this important crop.

Hadco is still achieving outstanding yields of yellow corn reaching to 11.6 tons/ha for the total area of 3,162 hectares in season 2002.

Hadco has entered alfalfa plantation since season 88/1989. Area was being increased year by year until it reached 3,015ha. In 2002 with vertical increase in production yield 25,185 Tons/ha. Net alfalfa high quality, which caused the large diary, companies like AlMarai to make long-term big contracts with Hadco, to supply them with 50,000 tons per year.

Hadco alfalfa is famous for its high quality which equals or even better than the international standards.