Ladino Clover
By: Julie Shoemaker
Facts about Ladino Clover
Scientific name: Trifolium Repens
Type of crop: specialty
Native region: southwest
Primary producing state: California
Brief history: In the 1930's they started the California Ladino Clover Association, which began with sixteen men that planted the crop. They later opened business buildings around the United States to help sell the crop seeds.
Uses: the crop is used mostly to put in animal feed.
Products: animal feed
Ladino Clovers and the Flower
Field of Ladino Clover
The flower on the Ladino Clover
Opinion on why Ladino Clover is important:
Ladino clover is very important for livestock and other animals that we raise. Ladino Clover is put into their feed and keeps them healthy. It also builds up the soil and makes it better and more healthy.