That’s not just a load of hay you see rumbling by on Western highways during summer months. Those hay bales form the foundation of rural agriculture in many Western communities. Alfalfa is a major ...

If California is really short of water, why are we shipping it to Asia? We can do one simple thing and our water supply crisis will be over. We can stop growing alfalfa. The top water-using activity ...

A recent Tribune article on alfalfa quotes Professor Daniel Sumner saying, in effect, that Utah should grow alfalfa because it’s good at it and farmers can make a lot of money, so it’s “good for the ...

Re: The Nov. 26 piece by ProPublica “Measuring the Legacy of Water Use” and the accompanying table with “Top 20 water users” in the California Imperial Valley, which contrasted water “used to grow hay ...

SWEDONA, Ill. — While the heydays of harvest are just around the corner, one golden crop is looking greener than ever for area farmers. Droughts across the great plains are bumping up prices for ...

If you talk to most farmers in the Brazos River Bottom many will tell you that there’s not much that can’t be grown in that fertile soil. That soil plus the availability of water has a couple of ...

A little seed, water, and patience–that’s all you need to grow your own alfalfa sprouts. These delicate sprouts are considered a classic among sprouts: mild and nutty in flavor, versatile, and packed ...

PARMA, Idaho — Weber Family Farms has been growing alfalfa seed for several generations. Craig Weber’s father and grandfather started growing seed in the mid-1960s, as did many other farms in the ...

Genetically engineered crops will continue to grow in Jackson County, despite its voter-approved ban, for at least a few more years. A settlement between alfalfa farmers and the county allows ...