| 单词 | alfalfa |
| 例句 | I burp bioloaf, and a waft of alfalfa and disinfectant fills the air around me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All sorts of crops grew here: corn, but also fruits and other vegetables, as well as oats, hay, and alfalfa to feed the pigs, cattle, chickens, and horses. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “No place for rabbits now, but I could easy build a few hutches and you could feed alfalfa to the rabbits.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The hulking figure slashed down wide swaths of alfalfa at a relentless pace, both scythes hissing and chiming without pause. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He sways in the alfalfa of Seneca Township. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe Mr. Ryan had overheard the sounds of the struggle; he was plenty strong enough to hoist Dana like a bale of alfalfa. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He could smell fresh-cut hay and alfalfa; their immediate next door neighbor, Eusebio Lavadie, was on a tractor nearby starting his second cutting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had fed the rabbits that night and they will had alfalfa and so I only changed their water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Very little of the Sanchez, now Trask, place was under cultivation, but Adam in his mind could see the wheat growing tall and squares of green alfalfa near the river. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Major Major’s father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Next: the tiny town of Logan on Logan Street, and then Highway 20, with its flat yellow fields of alfalfa and corn and barley and wheat. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Which gave him great joy except for one minor consideration: the barking came from underneath the ground in an alfalfa field where a thousand graceful, noisy birds called killdeer were nesting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Still ravenously hungry, and growing weak from lack of food, she left the pine and circled above an alfalfa field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t mind the wind if it worked for me. And if I could get water I might plant alfalfa.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He heard the chopper coming up from the south, and within a few minutes Mel Willard had set the small bubble copter down in the alfalfa field directly behind Bud Gleason’s opulent adobe home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn’t earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z For half the year it is their principal forage, a plant of higher energy value than even alfalfa hay. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Joe sat in alfalfa, momentarily stunned, while Bloom and Nancy writhed in paroxysms of wonderful idiotic laughter. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Vetch furnishes essential spring forage for bees before the alfalfa is in bloom, tiding them over this early season so that they are ready to pollinate the alfalfa. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We left Santa Maria Valley, passing by acres and acres of strawberry, artichoke, and alfalfa fields. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The island homes were damp and moss covered and lay in solitary fields and vales of alfalfa, feed corn, and strawberries. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The small fields are green with alfalfa, timothy, and clover. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Got a kitchen, orchard, cherries, apples, peaches, ‘cots, nuts, got a few berries. They’s a place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood it. They’s a pig pen—” “An’ rabbits, George.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Enraged, but this time outwardly calm, he wrenched painfully onto his feet and stood for a moment, rubbing his can, staring at the pony feasting deliriously on alfalfa ten yards away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I went to the river and cut the tall, green alfalfa that grew wild and carried the bundle home so that I would have a few days of food laid in for the rabbits. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Several hundred species of wild bees take part in the pollination of cultivated crops — 100 species visiting the flowers of alfalfa alone. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Babi said they were green winter wheat and alfalfa, potatoes too. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I threw fresh alfalfa into the rabbits pen and changed their water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Trout, which became lost in the muddy streams, suddenly found themselves being plucked from the water by curious horses in alfalfa fields. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It sat back fifty yards from the road on three acres of alfalfa, strawberries, raspberries, and orderly vegetable gardens. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Vast fields stretched from the foot of the mountain range, a fertile countryside filled with vineyards, wheatfields, alfalfa, and marigolds. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, fields of alfalfa are dusted with DDT; meal is later prepared from the alfalfa and fed to hens; the hens lay eggs which contain DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They formed themselves into a pair of wings, lifting me and carrying me away over Tent City and setting me down next to my Torito who lay in the middle of a lush-green alfalfa field. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Several natural enemies of the spotted alfalfa aphid, an accidental import from the Middle East, are credited with saving the California alfalfa industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Somebody let some of his sheep into one of his green alfalfa fields and a bunch of them got bloated. So he asked me to come and punch holes in them with my trocar.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmers had finished harvesting their soybeans, milo, and alfalfa and had planted their winter wheat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The bodies of only five diseased caterpillars provide enough virus to treat an acre of alfalfa. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat and declared that new Government statistics proved last year's alfalfa harvest had set a record for the decade. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Great stretches of Owens Valley were once green with orchards and alfalfa fields. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we stood in the high entrance of the great barn and smelled at the sweetness of alfalfa and the bready odor of rolled barley. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All told, alfalfa consumes more irrigation water than any other crop, just ahead of corn. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Jonathan Thompson of High Country News has pointed out that alfalfa makes up half of the acres that farmers in the dry Western states are irrigating. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z There should be a fistful of alfalfa sprouts and juicy slices of tomato. A Field Guide to the American Sandwich 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z As Western drought and aridification desiccate soils, shrink mountain snowpack runoff and reduce river flows, irrigating alfalfa for dairy production will become more and more problematic. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Also, interestingly, we grow alfalfa so that others may eat beef. Roundup: Drought shaming, Gehry's Facebook campus, an art flame war 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z A perennial crop, alfalfa extends deep roots that fix nitrogen in the soil and is good in crop rotations because it minimizes the need for fertilizers. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Getting closer, I saw a patchwork of golden wheat fields and miles of green alfalfa, and sagebrush, thickets of pine and fir, cattle herds and iron Daisy windmills. Exploring Tule Lake, an Austere Land With a Complex History 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z When the brothers were growing up, Don Sr. farmed 600 acres of hay, wheat and alfalfa. At Home With Donnie and Joe Emerson: Touring the Farm Where the Emerson Brothers Recorded Their 1979 Album 2012-09-12T22:45:21Z Your dinner plate likely speaks of them: asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, alfalfa, lettuce, y más. Quinceañera with baby fever 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s fertile range for cattle and horses, and well cultivated in alfalfa, peanuts and agave. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z Other foreign nations have also gotten in on the business: A United Arab Emirates-based company called Al Dahra grows and exports alfalfa in La Paz County, with support from the state’s own pension fund. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Sure, planting the lawn area with alfalfa and mowing it might improve our compost more. The virtue of lawns and their clippings It's also interesting that the cancer victims in these shows aren't spending a lot of time looking into "alternative" treatments involving alfalfa or enemas. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z That’s the case in Cochise County, on the state’s southeast edge, where rural residents have lost out on well water since corporate giant Riverview Dairy started growing alfalfa in the area. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Niehues, 70, grew up in Loma, in Mesa County, on a farm where his father grew alfalfa, corn and potatoes, and raised cattle and hogs. For ‘the Michelangelo of snow,’ every ski trail is a work of art 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z There are clover sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts and sunflower sprouts. California in My Mind 2012-10-19T17:08:31Z Then the former debutante got a big metal hoe and pushed the alfalfa back into the stable. Cornelia Guest Leaves the Debutante Life Behind 2012-08-17T20:45:23Z I didn’t and every mouse in Western Washington spent the night feasting on alfalfa meal in my garage. Q&A: the best fertilizer for roses, controlling weeds 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z And it's needed to irrigate the alfalfa and other feed crops. California dairy uses lots of water. Here’s why it matters 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Agriculture accounts for around three-quarters of Arizona’s water use and alfalfa is one of the most water-intensive crops in the West. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z For Western growers of alfalfa, hay and other cattle-feed crops now daunted by water shortages, options are available. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Despite its many good qualities, alfalfa's water demands are massive. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Chief among the cattle-feed grown throughout western U.S. and Colorado River Basin states is alfalfa, the fourth largest U.S. field crop by acreage. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Fields of alfalfa stretch across the valley and ranchers tend small herds of cattle and sheep. While small dairy farms shut down, this mega-dairy is shipping milk to China 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Wear a bandanna or hold your breath when you apply alfalfa meal, because you shouldn’t breathe the dust. Q&A: the best fertilizer for roses, controlling weeds 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z “There were beautiful fields of alfalfa, a mass of bloom with its bluish purple flower as sweet as honey.” How America’s open road inspired three women of the 1910s 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z If the beef from 7X Ranch in Colorado tastes especially delightful, it might have something to do with cows that have grazed on alfalfa, clover and brome in mountain meadows. Where (and what) you should be eating when you want to splurge 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Most livestock raised in industrial systems are given feed made from crops like corn, soy and alfalfa. What’s for dinner? Protein — and its large water footprint 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z "My farms in Indiana grow forage crops -- alfalfa and corn -- for a dairy operation," dairy farmer Damian Mason told Fox News on Thursday. Idaho farm donates massive supply of potatoes amid a lack of demand due to the coronavirus 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Plus, almost anything that might make it more difficult for forensic labs to pry it all apart: alfalfa, comfrey leaf, passionflower, horehound, etc. The year in synthetic drugs 2012-12-26T17:48:00Z Her chores included fetching alfalfa for cows and gathering herbs her mother sold at market. A Molcajete Keeps the Past Alive for El Atoradero’s Denisse Lina Chavez 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado and Utah all boast alfalfa farms that stretch across thousands of acres and the crop has guzzled up plenty of water in these states, too. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The hapless narrator of “Chicken Cordon Blues” is a starving carnivore restricted to a punishing diet of alfalfa sprouts, sunflower seeds and granola who envies a meat-eating dog he sees in the street. Music Review: Elaine St. George Sings Songs by Steve Goodman 2014-03-28T20:47:37Z Fondomonte was operating on state land that it had acquired at cut-rate prices, but most of the state’s alfalfa production takes place on private land. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z So that’s just to say: do not wear real alfalfa sprouts in your hair. Beijing's Sproutcore craze is fine if you want a vegetable patch on your head 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Although alfalfa is a relatively low-value economic crop compared to other perennial crops like almonds and grapes, it holds value because it's always in demand, especially for dairy cows. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z It's a familiar ritual by now, walking slowly through frozen alfalfa fields in the dark, testing the wind, then waiting, still and silent, for the sun to rise just enough to give the shadows shape. A Thanksgiving hunt to remind ourselves that dinner means death 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Not a grain but a legume, alfalfa is in many ways ideal for Western cultivation and as cattle feed delivered as hay. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Other ingredients that can amount to a side dish of estrogen are alfalfa sprouts, licorice and the flavorings red clover and fennel, sometimes found in teas. 4 otherwise healthy foods crammed with estrogen 2014-04-13T12:30:00Z Fondomonte has said it will appeal Hobbs’ decision, but even if Arizona succeeds in forcing out the company, the state will still have a big alfalfa problem. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Sprouts are a great start, since most kinds such as radish and alfalfa sprouts have high nutritional value and can be grown from seeds right in your own kitchen. How small changes in your diet can result in really big health payoffs 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Crops are labelled on fences: alfalfa, potatoes, corn. It could happen anywhere 2012-08-07T22:24:00Z Fondomonte told the state government in a letter in February that it grows about 7,000 acres of alfalfa in Arizona. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z A generous heap of raw alfalfa sprouts, forbidden for months to my pregnant self, added an herbal crunch, while slivers of avocado lent divine creaminess. Those first post-birth meals are the most special — 6 parents explain why 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Yes, chicken baked in a sealed pot over hay and alfalfa sounds like punishment. Bouley in TriBeCa Still Goes Its Own Way, Seductively 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z At this point, alfalfa or another animal feedstock is a valuable use of a farmer's water because of guaranteed demand from industrial-style dairies that allow them to survive in times of uncertainty. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Fondomonte’s aggressive water use in Butler Valley has drawn attention to Arizona’s lax groundwater regulations and the high water demand of crops like alfalfa. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z He grew wheat, corn and alfalfa, and raised Duroc Jersey hogs in the Pig Palace, the swanky pad for his pampered oinkers. After the October wildfires, California Wine Country is ready to pop some corks 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Electrolytes are on the menu, as are dense, chewy alfalfa cubes that are low in sugar and high in calories for horses that need to put on some extra beauty weight. Beauty baths, hair styling, 1,750 pounds of carrots: the luxe life of a Cavalia horse 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z "It's no longer seen as a diet of hummus and alfalfa sprouts on some really dry healthy bread," he says. Veganism has some stylish new spokespeople: Celebs 2011-11-16T21:11:14Z More than 60% of alfalfa hay produced is fed to dairy cattle. Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z “This one is the future, the way it should be,” he said, pointing to a snowy pile of sugar-and-salt-cured halibut, garnished with horseradish shavings and baby alfalfa. North of Nordic: A Young Chef Invents ‘Neo-Fjordic’ Cuisine 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Five years ago, the Wegises stopped growing alfalfa, an especially water-intensive crop, and planted about 200 acres of olive trees, which require much less water. Corporate growers’ carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z He noted, however, that the United States is the world’s “foremost exporter of water in the form of farm products,” whether soybeans, wheat, corn, alfalfa or nuts. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z An Arizona farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company that grows alfalfa for export is set to lose its access to state land in a move Gov. Katie Hobbs said would “protect Arizona’s water future.” Water-Stressed Arizona Says State Will End Leases to Saudi-Owned Farm 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Critics question the companies’ use of daytime sprinklers, but Huckaby said Grimmway uses far less water than the alfalfa grower who farmed there before. A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Sauerkraut, kale sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, hard-boiled eggs and balsamic vinaigrette. For this art restorer, the secret to focused work is all about the breaks 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Meyer is 83, and has spent his life in Stratford, where his family farms 1,100 acres of cotton, pistachios, alfalfa and hemp. How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California's heartland 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Glennon said he also served more than a decade ago as a lawyer on a consulting team for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was using large quantities of water to grow alfalfa. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The farm, in Butler Valley in western Arizona, has been mired in controversy over its pumping of unlimited amounts of groundwater, free of charge, to irrigate its water-thirsty alfalfa crop. Water-Stressed Arizona Says State Will End Leases to Saudi-Owned Farm 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Leaders of water agencies have also been discussing ways of achieving water savings in agriculture, which consumes roughly 80% of the river’s water, a large portion of it for alfalfa and other cattle-feed crops. California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that's purely decorative 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z It manages large operations on thousands of acres, growing crops that include alfalfa, broccoli and melons. As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge 'one-dam solution' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z All of this helps enable and reinforce practices that have drained aquifers, such as growing water-intensive crops such as alfalfa or cotton in dry areas and overreliance on groundwater in fast-growing urban areas. America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Fondomonte, a subsidiary of the Saudi dairy company Almarai, also owns thousands of acres of farmland in Arizona and California, producing alfalfa that is shipped overseas to feed cows. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The company then ships the alfalfa to Saudi Arabia, where the crop is fed to dairy cows. Water-Stressed Arizona Says State Will End Leases to Saudi-Owned Farm 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z We were driving through the alfalfa and wheat fields in Oregon’s far northeastern corner when there they were: a range of mountains seemingly erupting from the valley floor. An OR road trip through Swiss-Alps-like mountains 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z He also pointed out that large quantities of water are being used to grow water-intensive crops like alfalfa, some of which is exported to feed cattle in other countries. Colorado River losing vast amounts of water due to warming climate, study finds 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Mily Trevino-Sauceda was 9 when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z In California, the company owns 3,375 acres of farmland near Blythe, where it pays the Palo Verde Irrigation District a flat rate for Colorado River water to irrigate its alfalfa fields. Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Three hundred acres of land prepped for cotton and another 300 acres of alfalfa on the lake’s northern edge — gone. Tulare Lake’s ghostly rebirth brings wonder — and hardship. Inside a community's resilience 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z They also made a point of visiting sewer ponds, alfalfa fields and fish hatcheries that are footholds for bird life. These retired teachers started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Jalapeño peppers require about less than half the amount of water it takes to grow alfalfa or pecans, but peppers are still susceptible to drought and water-hungry crops farther upstream, Nabhan said. Can't find Sriracha? Here's why the shortage is a sign of our harsh climate reality 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z In years past, hay and alfalfa farmers would do that, said Willard in Prosser. With water cuts a reality, Yakima Basin farmers stretch a precious resource 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z “The decision by the prior administration to allow foreign corporations to stick straws in the ground and pump unlimited amounts of groundwater to export alfalfa is scandalous.” Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z On a recent Monday, they were out in the remaining unflooded acreage, irrigating cotton and cutting alfalfa. Tulare Lake’s ghostly rebirth brings wonder — and hardship. Inside a community's resilience 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z She was surrounded by lettuce, parsley, mint, alfalfa and purple shiso leaves used for tempura in one of her restaurants. In Argentina, Inflation Passes 100% (and the Restaurants Are Packed) 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Below her, a dusty trail ran alongside irrigation pivots in a lush alfalfa field. Methow conservation group buys 1,200 acres above Winthrop 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z When Arizona first regulated aquifer withdrawals back in the 1980s, the state all but banned new agricultural water usage, freezing the growth of the state's thirsty cotton and alfalfa industries. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Now, there are urgent questions about how Arizona should be using its increasingly precious water — for water-guzzling alfalfa and lettuce farms or thirsty new computer chip and battery factories and coffee-creamer manufacturing? A Puzzle in Arizona’s Boom Towns: How to Keep Growing With Less Water 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z They pollinate hay and alfalfa, which feed cattle that provide the meat we eat. Buzzworthy: Honeybee health blooming at federal facilities across the country 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The canal diverts water from the Truckee River, which flows out of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra, sending it to irrigation ditches supporting alfalfa farmers and livestock ranchers about 30 miles east of Reno. Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than it appears on surface 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Roughly 80% of the water diverted from the river is used for agriculture, irrigating alfalfa and other cattle-feed crops, as well as a variety of vegetables, from lettuce to carrots. Colorado River deal offers reprieve, but long-term water crisis remains 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Lawmakers assumed that as Phoenix expanded, developers would buy up farmland and build on it, turning water-intensive alfalfa fields into relatively water-efficient suburban streets. Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Some are parasites and can cause diseases in plants, including corn, alfalfa, and potatoes. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Groups around the world are working to develop apomictic varieties of sorghum, tomatoes, alfalfa, and other crops. ‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z These developments are tight clusters of cookie-cutter homes, surrounded for the most part by empty desert or isolated alfalfa fields. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z But the biggest consumers are not critical food, but rather cash crops like alfalfa, almonds and cotton. Ongoing Development Is Part of the Colorado River Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Guli ran through farmlands in the Imperial Valley, where the largest share of Colorado River water is used to grow crops ranging from alfalfa to salad greens. Running and cycling to raise awareness of global water issues 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the plan that spreads cuts evenly between the states, California's economy would lose around $170 million as major vegetable and alfalfa farmers in the state's Imperial Valley planted fewer crops. Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Some have left fields unplanted so they can shift their share of water to their best alfalfa crops. Southwestern US rivers get boost from winter snowpack 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z For each species, the researchers chose a particularly irresistible food — carrots, alfalfa or another treat — and put them in lidded cups in their enclosures. Outsiders Solve Problems. Just Ask Goats. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z He wonders what else he could sustain on his land or if he could grow the same amount of alfalfa and grass with less water. To conserve, Nevada may try to buy back groundwater rights 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Tulare Lake’s return, he said, could put valuable land out of commission for as long as two years, reducing production of tomatoes, pima cotton, safflower and alfalfa. Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z All types — alfalfa, mung bean, clover and radish — can harbor dangerous bacteria in their seeds, Marler explains. Seattle food-safety attorney Bill Marler does not eat these foods — do you? 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z A process was developed in the early 21st Century which involves encasing human corpses in wood chips, straw, and alfalfa until thermophile microbes decompose the body. Call for greener funeral options to be legalised 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s the same way I used to say “It’s alfalfa” whenever we’d pass a farmer’s field and they’d ask what was growing. Perspective | In a lather: What were those sudsy bubbles I saw on trees last week? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The alfalfa is spectacular — though not usually in February. We went nuts over a balloon! Thank you for saving us, Rihanna 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Roughly 85 percent of Utah’s water goes to agriculture — the vast majority to a single crop: alfalfa, used to feed livestock. Opinion | Will Mormons save the Great Salt Lake? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Many parts of the Western United States continue to experience extreme drought, which has reduced supplies and pushed up prices for products like alfalfa hay, an important feed for livestock and dairy cows. Food Price Growth Ticked Back Up, Putting Burden on Consumers 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z In Utah, concern has centered on a Chinese company’s purchase of a speedway near an army depot in 2015 and Chinese-owned farms exporting alfalfa and hay from drought-stricken parts of the state. US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Corn was the only thing I could actually identify and I figured I was safe with alfalfa, since no one knows what alfalfa looks like or, indeed, is. Perspective | In a lather: What were those sudsy bubbles I saw on trees last week? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Drought: An environmental advocacy group is asking for limits on almond and alfalfa crops because they rely on significant amounts of water in drought-stricken California, The Los Angeles Times reports. California Will End Its Covid State of Emergency This Month 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Though nearly 70 percent of Utah’s diverted water goes to alfalfa and hay, the crops account for only 0.2 percent of the state’s gross domestic product. Opinion | Will Mormons save the Great Salt Lake? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z While alfalfa requires a lot of water to grow, it has a high return based on how much water is applied, said Daniel Putnam, a cooperative extension specialist at UC Davis who focuses on alfalfa. Environmental group urges California to limit the growing of almonds and alfalfa 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Those who grow alfalfa in Southern California’s Imperial and Coachella valleys would keep their water before people in parts of Los Angeles. As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z For farmers, he said, there are opportunities to save water by installing efficient irrigation systems and moving away from thirsty crops like alfalfa to ones that use less water. The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The region grows many of the nation’s winter vegetables and alfalfa, and Imperial has said it disagrees with issuing water cuts according to evaporative losses at all. In the West, pressure to count water lost to evaporation 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z In addition to carrots, the soft-spoken 66-year-old grew alfalfa and Sudan grass, using Colorado River water that originated as Rocky Mountain snowpack hundreds of miles away. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z In the last year, though, alfalfa prices reached record highs. In California’s Imperial Valley, farmers brace for a future with less Colorado River water 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z That water lets farmers grow alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli on about 800 square miles of the Imperial Valley, in the southeast corner of California. As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Agriculture accounts for more than 70 percent of the state’s water use — much of it going to grow hay and alfalfa to feed livestock. Great Salt Lake on track to disappear in five years, scientists warn 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z A body is put in a closed vessel along with selected materials such as woodchips, alfalfa and straw grass, and gradually breaks down under the action of microbes. New York approves composting of human bodies 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z We visited solar farms, alfalfa fields, geothermal plants and the dying Salton Sea. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Velez, who started his company at 19, has been growing alfalfa, Bermuda grass, wheat and onions. In California’s Imperial Valley, farmers brace for a future with less Colorado River water 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Health officials have said they linked the illnesses to alfalfa sprouts eaten at several restaurants and sold at several different grocery chains. Alfalfa sprouts being recalled after salmonella outbreak 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Epidemiologist Justin Frederick with the Douglas County Health Department said Tuesday that investigators haven’t yet determined the specific source of the illnesses - other than to link them to alfalfa sprouts. Nebraska: Don’t eat alfalfa sprouts amid salmonella outbreak 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Angus cattle hurried up a pasture trail on Steve and Tara Agan’s farm about an hour south of Des Moines on Friday, eager to feast on silage and alfalfa. Like a Walk-In Freezer: Pre-Holiday Storm Pummels the Nation 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z They grow mostly alfalfa and grasses, packing the crops into hay bales to feed livestock. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z California flood-irrigates alfalfa crops destined for cattle markets in the Middle East, while Arizona takes water it does not need and pumps it underground to build up its own reserves. "There's just not enough": A water war is brewing over the dwindling Colorado River 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Nebraska health officials urged people not to eat alfalfa sprouts after they linked the illnesses to them. Alfalfa sprouts being recalled after salmonella outbreak 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z But public health officials nationwide have been alerted about the cases in Nebraska, so they can be watching for any illnesses linked to alfalfa sprouts. Nebraska: Don’t eat alfalfa sprouts amid salmonella outbreak 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z She said she woke at 4 a.m. to buy alfalfa, which she resells in a market, along with a traditional corn dessert. In Heart of Peru’s Protest, a Pause to Mourn the Dead 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z But people love eating cows, chickens and other animals that grow fat on alfalfa and grasses. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Top of the Rockies alfalfa cubes are sold in white and tan plastic 50-pound bags with green labeling. Officials: Colorado firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horses 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Farmers in the Imperial Valley, who produce crops such as alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli, have told the federal government they hope to avoid fallowing farmland. U.S. government pledges $250 million to help ailing Salton Sea 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The lake is largely fed by runoff from farms in California’s Imperial Valley, who use Colorado River water to grow many of the nation’s winter vegetables as well as feed crops like alfalfa. Drying California lake to get $250M in drought funding 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Ates has found that spent hemp biomass, the byproduct of CBD oil extraction, is comparable to alfalfa in terms of nutrition. Hemp may get cows high, but will their milk do the same to you? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “If alfalfa goes away, then large swaths of the dairy industry go away,” Tagg says. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Testing of some alfalfa cubes and tissues from those horses is being done at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Officials: Colorado firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horses 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z More and more, farmers used the Nile’s water to inundate the expanding fields of alfalfa, sugar cane and vegetables that fed the country’s soaring population. Climate Change and Human Activity Erode Egypt’s Treasured Antiquities 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z At a 2021 trade meeting in New Delhi, the sides made some headway on opening trade for American pork, cherries and alfalfa hay, and Indian mangoes and pomegranates. U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with India as Tension with China and Russia Builds 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Bittleston, who grows alfalfa, cotton, pistachio and wheat, noted he hadn’t always been happy with Valadao, particularly over the congressman’s vote to impeach President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Farmer vs. farmworker's son. What this race for Congress means in California's Central Valley 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Almost half of that farm water goes to alfalfa. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Some cubes have been reported to contain what appears to be fur and animal tissues, which may have been ground up during alfalfa harvesting. Officials: Colorado firm’s alfalfa cubes may kill horses 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Jacob Collins, a fourth-generation alfalfa farmer who lives just southeast of the town of Willcox, said that the region's farming community is very worried about new limitations on water usage. The Cochise County groundwater wars 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Farmers in the Southwest tend to favor more lucrative crops, such as alfalfa and cotton. This Shrub Could Supply Rubber, Insect Repellent and Glue 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s the only source of water for crops in California’s southeastern desert, where many of the nation’s winter vegetables, like broccoli, as well as feed crops like alfalfa are grown. California water agencies offer Colorado River savings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z And some of the alfalfa is shipped overseas. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Indeed, the state has seen a dramatic swing away from field crops such as wheat, cotton and alfalfa and toward fruits, vegetables and nuts in recent years. The biggest victim of the great California water crisis isn't cities or farmers 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z But gradually, with the help of alfalfa cubes, Buddy got comfortable enough for Ben to pet him, then brush his fur, then halter him. Some Kids Play Sports. These Kids Train Wild Horses. 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile the Southwest’s worst drought in more than a millennium has reduced the water available to farmers, making it harder to grow alfalfa, cotton and other thirsty crops. This Shrub Could Supply Rubber, Insect Repellent and Glue 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The vast majority of Colorado River Basin water used in Wyoming goes to irrigating grass and alfalfa for cattle. Flaming Gorge falls as drought felt higher up Colorado River 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z And alfalfa prices have soared to record highs the last few years. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Many dairies, feed lots and other operations use alfalfa in their feed rotations. The biggest victim of the great California water crisis isn't cities or farmers 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Over 300,000 acres of land in the state are irrigated with Colorado River water, mostly to grow forage crops to feed livestock like alfalfa. Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Grand Valley farmers and ranchers use the water to irrigate tens of thousands of acres, growing everything from peaches and corn to wheat and alfalfa. Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The river is the only water supply for the Imperial Irrigation District, whose farmers grow broccoli, onions, carrots and other winter vegetables as well as alfalfa and other feedstock. Stressed Colorado River keeps California desert farms alive 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Last year, Guillermo Palmadera, the mayor of a remote area in Peru's Andes, was growing increasingly worried that a harsh dry season could spoil his district's crops of barley, alfalfa and local tubers. White House welcomes Tigrayan forces' openness to ceasefire in Ethiopia 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Kisekka said farmers have continued to grow alfalfa — and export it to other states and nations — because demand remains “sky high” and prices have been soaring. The biggest victim of the great California water crisis isn't cities or farmers 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Last year, Guillermo Palmadera, the mayor of a remote area in Peru's Andes, was growing increasingly worried that a harsh dry season could spoil his district's crops of barley, alfalfa and local tubers. White House: Ukrainians fighting hard to take back territory 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Three years ago, Water Asset Management purchased a farm from a landowner who was leasing land to Bernal, who farms alfalfa, corn and other crops north of Fruita. Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Last year, Guillermo Palmadera, the mayor of a remote area in Peru's Andes, was growing increasingly worried that a harsh dry season could spoil his district's crops of barley, alfalfa and local tubers. White House: Invite for queen's funeral was for Bidens only 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Leafy greens, broccoli, alfalfa, and wheat are common. In Mexico’s dry north, Colorado River adds to uncertainty 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Recent outbreaks of Salmonella reported by the CDC occurred in foods as diverse as peanut butter, alfalfa sprouts, and eggs. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z His alfalfa fields have been compromised by the mud, ash and debris rolling off the surrounding hillsides. NM city, victim of government burn, now faces water shortage 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z In Pinal County, Arizona, Kelly Anderson grows specialty crops for the flower industry and leases land to alfalfa farmers whose crops feed cattle at nearby dairy farms. Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The suit says the bureau gave short shrift to numerous potential impacts, including noise the agency’s review concluded wouldn’t significantly differ from the existing land use — an alfalfa field. Biggest US holding pen planned for wild horses faces suit 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Eventually, he thinks the government could restrict how much alfalfa and cotton Mexicali Valley farmers can grow. In Mexico’s dry north, Colorado River adds to uncertainty 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Other legumes, such as alfalfa, are used to feed cattle. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Farmers in central Arizona, among the state’s largest producers of livestock, dairy, alfalfa, wheat and barley, lost most of their Colorado River allocation last year when the government announced its first shortage. EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The owner’s alfalfa, which is used to feed cows, can withstand higher salt levels, so for now it can still drink up the river water. In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “BLM did not explain how a facility with 4,000 wild horses and burros will have the same level of noise as alfalfa,” it said. Biggest US holding pen planned for wild horses faces suit 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Cortez-Lara, the study’s author, said that while cities should reduce their water use, coming up with that much water would involve significantly cutting how much alfalfa and cotton is grown in the Mexicali Valley. In Mexico’s dry north, Colorado River adds to uncertainty 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Locusts have descended on the island of Sardinia in the worst invasion in three decades, hurting the production of hay and alfalfa. Heatflation: How sizzling temperatures drive up food prices 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Some people swear by adding "enhancers" to speed up the breakdown process — alfalfa from your local feed store being a popular choice — but it's not necessary, as your compost is designed to be self-sufficient. How to make compost (because it's not hard) 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z The land belongs to Al Medvitz, who farms alfalfa and other crops on more than five square miles of land. In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Agriculture consumes about 80% of the water that’s diverted from the river, much of it to grow crops like alfalfa, which is used to feed cattle and exported in large quantities. As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to 'act now' 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Since its completion in the early 1990s, the aqueduct has underpinned Arizona’s tremendous growth and helped Wong’s 4,000 acres of Sonoran Desert bloom with organic grains, cotton and alfalfa. The Colorado River is in crisis, and it’s getting worse every day Entsminger pointed out that roughly 80% of the river’s flow is used for agriculture, and most of that for thirsty crops like alfalfa, which is mainly grown for livestock, both in the U.S. and overseas. Major water cutbacks loom as shrinking Colorado River nears 'moment of reckoning' 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Large quantities of water are typically diverted to supply vast farmlands growing almonds, pistachios, grapes, alfalfa for cattle and other crops. California farms and Bay Area cities ordered to stop diverting water from rivers 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A good part of their quest involves locating alfalfa or oats for Juana to consume each day. Dervla Murphy, intrepid author of travel books, dies at 90 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Large quantities of water are diverted to supply vast farmlands growing almonds, pistachios, grapes, alfalfa and other crops. Delta water crisis linked to California's racist past, tribes and activists say 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z But Wong and the cotton and alfalfa farmers to whom he leases much of his land won’t face cuts — not yet. The Colorado River is in crisis, and it’s getting worse every day Agriculture is an important part of the California economy, and crops such as alfalfa, rice and almonds are like other foods we consume — their production requires water. Flush less. Bathe less. L.A. Times readers' tips for saving water in the drought 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The prices of animal feed like hay, corn and alfalfa — much of it imported from Russia and Ukraine — have doubled and tripled in recent months. Poor Countries Face a Mounting Catastrophe Fueled by Inflation and Debt 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “We have two managed bees that are basically livestock and it’s the honeybee and the alfalfa leaf cutter bee. They are European species that are used to produce products and agriculture,” Ivie said. Montana State researchers documenting state’s bee population 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Today, farmers there grow everything from mint to alfalfa to potatoes that go to In ’N Out Burger, Frito-Lay and Kettle Foods. Farms, fish on California-Oregon border to get less water 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z One group of bees—half of them Pol-line—were trucked to South Dakota in the spring to pollinate alfalfa and other crops and produce honey. Scientists breed honey bees to fight deadly parasite 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Finally, work about a cup of organic rose food with 2 cups of alfalfa meal into the soil around your rose. Ciscoe’s tips for waking up your garden in early March 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Over the past decade, the acreage planted with wheat, cotton and alfalfa has decreased, while new orchards with high-value pistachios and almonds have expanded across vast stretches of farmland. California agriculture takes $1.2-billion hit during drought, losing 8,700 farm jobs, researchers find 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Turn alfalfa fields and nut orchards into solar farms. Want to conserve water and make clean energy? Build more solar farms in San Joaquin Valley 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Deer would have no trouble jumping into alfalfa fields to graze alongside cattle, perhaps inviting a close encounter with a farmer, Creel said. Is the coronavirus in your backyard? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z He has his own concerns about both of his pursuits: prepping ski slopes and, back home, producing alfalfa. Olympians worry as ‘Winter’ disappears from Winter Games 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Some popular seeds to sprout are alfalfa, wheatgrass and lentils. Cold-weather crops: How to grow herbs, microgreens and sprouts indoors for garden-fresh flavor, even in winter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Rains are more extreme.One alfalfa patch didn’t grow this year. Chile Rewrites Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Thiebaud described spending his childhood milking cows, shooting deer for meat and planting alfalfa. Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z As input costs such as alfalfa for animal feed — this year 45% of alfalfa hay acreage in the United States experienced severe drought conditions — get more expensive, small, family-run Wisconsin dairies are closing. Climate change and extreme weather are crimping America’s pie supply 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z As input costs such as alfalfa for animal feed — this year 45 percent of alfalfa hay acreage in the United States experienced severe drought conditions — get more expensive, small, family-run Wisconsin dairies are closing. How climate change and extreme weather are crimping America’s pie supply 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z They farm alfalfa on the same land that has been a home to the tribe for centuries. To Honor His Indigenous Ancestors, He Became a Champion 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z To provide iron and minerals in preparation for birth, alfalfa, Mexican honeysuckle, moringa. Hood Herbalism is the internet phenomenon bringing herbal education to birth work 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Dozens of such depressions have been discovered around Konya’s Karapinar district, including one that Associated Press journalists saw next to a newly harvested alfalfa field. Turkey’s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Their practice field yields alfalfa in the off-season. The Bengals Are Good. Ja’Marr Chase Makes Them Interesting. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Smaller leafcutter bees, which thrive during the summer, help pollinate blueberries in Eastern Washington and alfalfa, canola and carrot seed crops in other parts of the country. Renting bees to farms and gardeners keeps Bothell company buzzing 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z That’s catastrophic for the hard-working bee and the flowers it pollinates, such as goldenrods, and potentially crops of plants such as berries, alfalfa and soybeans. Bumblebee’s declining population, other ills may put it on U.S. endangered list 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Tufts of chicory, alfalfa and clover are interspersed with the tall stands of Kernza. Could this new version of an old grain help fight climate change and feed the world? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The McCauleys and their two sons often spend weekends on the farm, planting, tending and harvesting soybeans, hay and alfalfa. Farmland Is Valuable, but Buying It Is Tricky for Fund Investors 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z One Friday, Elchinger noticed a couple of armyworms on the outskirts of some of his alfalfa fields. Battalions of armyworms are chomping up fields across the nation — sometimes overnight 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The family owns and manages 260 acres, including 15 acres of cherries, 85 acres of alfalfa and 105 acres of grapes — all of it irrigated from the Snake. Lower Snake River irrigators propose two-dam drawdown, breaking with some farmers and bargers 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z He points out the rich, dark green color of Kernza growing beside patches of alfalfa — a product of the latter plant’s ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. Could this new version of an old grain help fight climate change and feed the world? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, brown field where shriveled remnants of alfalfa crunched under his boots. As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z The movement of that water is the economic linchpin of the valley, with cattle ranchers, alfalfa farmers, cannabis growers, and others all depending on it. In clashes over cannabis, race, and water, hard data is scarce 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In two days, the worms had stripped his alfalfa down to its stalks, chewing off essentially every leaf, Elchinger said. Battalions of armyworms are chomping up fields across the nation — sometimes overnight 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Smokestacks shooting steam at geothermal power plants are a towering presence amid flat fields of lettuce, melons and alfalfa. Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z When he brings his cattle to eat the alfalfa, they will spread their waste across the fields and trammel old vegetation into the earth. Could this new version of an old grain help fight climate change and feed the world? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z His fields produce cotton that is exported, alfalfa that is trucked to dairies in California, Bermuda grass that is baled to feed horses, and honeydews and other melons that are sold in supermarkets. As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z A majority of the water used by farms — and thus much of the river — goes to growing nonessential crops like alfalfa and other grasses that feed cattle for meat production. 40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast. 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Pister is 93 now, and he still lives a 10-minute drive from Fish Slough, near fields of alfalfa painted a bright, wet green by agricultural sprinklers. Saved by a Bucket, but Can the Owens Pupfish Survive? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Farmers in that region grow the alfalfa that cows eat and produce cotton seed for much of the country, she said. First-ever water shortage declared on the Colorado River, triggering water cuts for some states in the West 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Farmers in central Arizona, who are among the state’s largest producers of livestock, dairy, alfalfa, wheat and barley, will bear the brunt of the cuts. EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z While much of the West is experiencing exceptional drought conditions, the toll on everyday life is particularly stark in this region filled with flat vistas of sprawling alfalfa and potato fields and normally teeming wetlands. ‘Trying to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Do we support the farmers in Arizona who grow alfalfa to feed cows in the United Arab Emirates? 40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast. 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z All around Barnes’ unlikely oasis, fields once lush with alfalfa, onions and mint are dusty and fallow. As drought slams California and Oregon, Klamath farmers grow fish to quell a water war 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z And cultivation of four big water-intensive crops — alfalfa, cotton, rice and almonds — may need to move to places where water is more plentiful. Opinion | The thirsty West’s dreaded water crisis is here 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Now, gravity sends the river water from the north end of the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation through 19th century canals to sustain alfalfa, cotton, wheat, onions and potatoes, mainly by flooding the fields. Tribe becomes key water player with drought aid to Arizona 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Recently, after a good year in 2016, he and his wife bought a white farmhouse with 40 acres of alfalfa out back and goats on the side. Native Americans no longer silent as racial tensions build amid new Klamath water crisis 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Throw in some alfalfa stems and wispy wheat tops. Kikuyu rough figures to be a brutal test at Torrey Pines 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Carl Pendleton, board president of the Big Wood Canal Company and an alfalfa farmer in Shoshone, said the company struggled to get to 30 days of irrigation. Idaho’s ongoing drought halts some irrigation months early 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Rather than build an expensive interstate water system to take water from Minnesota and Mississippi, wouldn’t it be better to use the existing interstate highway system to transport cotton from Mississippi and alfalfa from Minnesota? Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Some days, he could not afford to gas up the red pickup truck that would stall out as he went to fix fences and spread manure in his alfalfa fields. ‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z The body is laid to rest in a sealed steel cylinder, together with wood chips, straw and cuttings from a legume plant called alfalfa. 'More and more people don't want a traditional burial' 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Most farms there are family farms that are among the state’s top producers of livestock, dairy, cotton, barley, wheat and alfalfa. Arizona farmers to bear brunt of cuts from Colorado River 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z He was expecting to get just one cut of alfalfa instead of the usual three, but even the one crop was stressed from the lack of water, he said, lowering yields. Idaho’s ongoing drought halts some irrigation months early 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The vast majority of Colorado River water goes to agriculture, including water-slurping cotton and alfalfa. Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Most farms there are family farms that are among the state’s top producers of cotton, barley, wheat and alfalfa. Arizona positioned to take on cuts in Colorado River supply 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z While the Durham Ranch was fortunate to get its grass/alfalfa mixed hay at reasonable prices last May and June, it had to buy more of it than in the past. Drought could leave Wyoming ranchers with tough choices 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z The crash occurred amid verdant farms that grow a wide variety of vegetables and alfalfa used for cattle feed. Deadly Calif. crash on route for illegal border crossings 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The crash occurred amid verdant farms that grow a wide variety of vegetables and alfalfa used for cattle feed. Deadly Calif. crash on route for illegal border crossings 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The sheriff’s office said they arranged for a donation of 2 tons of alfalfa hay to the farm. 48 horses seized from farm, owner accused of animal neglect 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Halictid bees—also called sweat bees for their attraction to our perspiration—pollinate important crops such as alfalfa, sunflowers, and cherries. We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z He said politicians like Valadao, the son of Portuguese immigrants whose family farm in Hanford consists of two dairies as well as alfalfa, almond, corn and wheat fields, are the future of the Republican Party. Republican congressional wins in California won't avert party's ‘death spiral,’ analysts say 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Along both banks, a few hundred acres produce lush alfalfa and cotton, amid one of the more arid and menacing environments in North America. Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Some residents complained about hemp farm operations damaging corn and alfalfa crops, along with the odor of the hemp affecting their personal health. Navajo judge halts operations at hemp farms near Shiprock 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Chicken, eggs, milk, beef cattle, pigs and lambs also will be covered, as will tobacco, wool, alfalfa, oats, peanuts, rice and hemp. USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Its residents consume 400 kilos of apples and 1,000 kilos of fish each week, 2,500 kilos of meat each month, and 7,200 bales of oats and alfalfa annually. Wanted: Animal Godparents for Chilean Zoo in 'Bleak' Year 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “This affected thousands of acres of corn, soy beans, kidney beans, sugar beets, peas, sweet corn, and alfalfa,” said Burns, all adding up to millions in losses. Thousands of acres of crops destroyed by hail storm 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z He promised not only to stop buying the region’s alfalfa, but also to invest in environmental education projects for local children. Pools in the Mexican desert are a window into Earth’s early life 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The moths will come back down to lower elevations in the fall and lay their larvae on plants and crops like winter wheat and alfalfa. Miller time: Moths take over Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z In another room was a pen with lambs and goats butting heads and chewing alfalfa. 'People fear what they don't know': the battle over 'wet' markets, a vital part of culinary culture 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The well-traveled water allows alfalfa, wheat and cattle farms to flourish in what would otherwise be an arid landscape of prairie grass and sagebrush. A Canal That Opened the Montana Prairie May Soon Dry Up 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z His family later bought a farm in the Tri-Cities area where they grew alfalfa and other crops and raised livestock. ‘Grumpy Santa’ and ‘Governor of Capitol Hill’: George Bakan, longtime editor of the Seattle Gay News, dies 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z But this meant fewer profits; alfalfa does not generate as much profit as the tomatoes and okra he sells in Khartoum. 'It'll cause a water war': divisions run deep as filling of Nile dam nears 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Crop researchers produce plantibodies by genetically altering corn, alfalfa, tobacco, and a variety of other crops. We could soon be harvesting anti-viral antibodies from tobacco plants 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z “It’s easy to get discouraged,” said Putney, who also grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa with his father-in-law. Virus outbreak hitting farmers, rural Iowa business owners 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z "My farms in Indiana grow forage crops -- alfalfa and corn -- for a dairy operation. And, that dairy operator is hurting right now -- as are dairy farmers throughout the United States of America." Dairy farmer: Why excess milk cannot simply be sent to food banks, homeless shelters 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z She was also concerned about day labor for nearby farms that grow chiles, tomatoes, hay, and alfalfa. World's busiest border falls quiet with millions of Mexicans barred from U.S. 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Recompose’s process involves placing a body into a vessel with wood chips, alfalfa and straw, allowing it to be decomposed by microbes and reduced to a nutrient-dense soil in about a month. Compost your departed loved one and save the planet, L.A. lawmaker says 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Over the coming months, a wildfire of panic swept across our struggling alfalfa fields, through our barren feedlots and into our homes. Opinion | Why I Became an Activist Against Fear 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The plans start with taking elk off alfalfa earlier in the spring, by about a week. Ex-wildlife chief: start over on Wyoming refuge plans 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The plans start with taking elk off alfalfa earlier in the spring, by about a week. Ex-wildlife chief: start over on Wyoming refuge plans 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z The process involves laying the body in a closed vessel with woodchips, alfalfa and straw grass. Human compost funerals 'better for environment' 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s only spread on alfalfa and hay fields under the right conditions, and when soil tests indicate fertilizer is needed. These farmers say they try to stem pollution, it’s expensive 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Farmers in the designated counties saw at least a 30% loss of alfalfa, raspberry or blueberry crops. USDA designates 8 NH counties as natural disaster areas 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The expansion of water-intensive crops such as alfalfa and pecan farms is also draining aquifers in the arid region. Water-guzzling demands of Trump's border wall threaten fish species 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z From fields where alfalfa, corn and oranges had grown, a stadium blossomed. Anaheim City Council approves Angel Stadium sale 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “The country is suffering very much from violence,” said William Stubbs, a pecan and alfalfa farmer who serves on a security committee in Colonia LeBaron. Mourners gather as Mexico community buries 3 of 9 Americans killed in cartel massacre 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “The country is suffering very much from violence,” added William Stubbs, a pecan and alfalfa farmer who serves on a security committee in nearby Colonia LeBaron. Mourners of cartel massacre victims, escorted by Mexican military, arrive for first funerals 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Officials say that involves feeding the elk later and ending the alfalfa handouts earlier to draw fewer elk to feedgrounds on the National Elk Refuge north of Jackson. Lack of public comment on Wyoming refuge feeding practices 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The charges stemmed from an illegal entry into a tavern to steal, among other things, alcohol and cigarettes, and proceeded to have a party in a local alfalfa field, causing damage. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The pesticide is used on numerous crops in the nation’s largest agriculture-producing state, including alfalfa, almonds, citrus, cotton, grapes and walnuts. California bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z California is the biggest user of the organophosphate compound, spreading 900,000 pounds of it on almonds, grapes, citrus, alfalfa, stone fruit, cotton and other crops in 2017, according to state data. Chemical companies agree to end fight over pesticide ban 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The brewery provides the deer with a certified commercial deer food in addition to grains, alfalfa and a de-wormer feed. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “Something needed to be done with China. It always felt like we were being taken advantage of,” said Jolene Riessen, who grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa in Ida and Sac counties. Farm-state fury creates pressure for Trump as trade, energy pain collide 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Officials say the plan details feeding the elk later and ending the alfalfa handouts earlier to draw fewer elk to feedgrounds on the National Elk Refuge north of Jackson. Wyoming wildlife officials introduce draft elk feeding plan 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z He now works on an alfalfa farm outside of town and helps care for some of Rachel’s older residents, including his 78-year-old mother, Lula Fike, who moved out here three years ago. Area 51 Raid: How a Town of 40 Coped With an Invasion 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The goods exempted from additional tariffs this week by China included pharmaceuticals, lubricating oil, alfalfa, fish meal and pesticides. China adds soybeans, pork to tariff exemptions before U.S. talks 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “In my opinion, and I think it’s shared by many, this was really just a power grab,” said Miron, 65, whose family milks 120 cows and grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’ 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The list included varieties of animal feed such as alfalfa and fish meal, cancer drugs gefitinib and capecitabine, base oil for lubricants and lubricating grease, and some farm chemicals. Trump delays increase in tariffs on Chinese goods by two weeks ‘as a gesture of good will’ 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z “I remember watching them build this big wooden stage at the bottom of this green hill of waving alfalfa,” says Diltz of the laid-back vibes before the crowds descended. 'In many ways, it was a miracle': looking back at Woodstock at 50 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The state is the largest user of chlorpyrifos — more than 900,000 pounds of it was applied in 2017 to almonds, grapes, citrus, alfalfa, stone fruit, cotton and other crops, according to state data. Trump's defended a pesticide linked to developmental disorders. California will ban it 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The Palo Verde Irrigation District in Southern California is trying deficit irrigation on alfalfa, the most widely grown crop in the Colorado River Basin. Farms turn to technology amid water warnings in Southwest US 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The arid region served by the irrigation system is dominated by farms that rely on the water to grow corn, soybeans, sugar beets and alfalfa. Unclear when irrigation tunnel will be fixed after collapse 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He was driving through farm country in Bethel, New York, when he spied a gently sloping alfalfa field. Where was Woodstock held? 5 myths about the famous festival 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He used it to chop acres of alfalfa and corn to feed his herd of Holstein dairy cattle, which repaid him with some of the creamiest milk in Le Sueur County. Left behind: Farmers fight to save their land in rural Minnesota as trade war intensifies 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s estimated that around four hundred thousand people attended Woodstock—enough to have made Max Yasgur’s three-hundred-acre alfalfa field, in Bethel, the third most populous city in the state of New York. Surviving Woodstock 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The arid region is dominated by irrigated farms that rely on the water to grow corn, sugar beets and alfalfa, but may have to do without for the next month. Tunnel collapse on Wyoming-Nebraska border threatens crops 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The smokestack at Intermountain Power Plant looms mightily over rural Utah, belching steam and pollution across a landscape of alfalfa fields and desert shrub near the banks of the Sevier River. Los Angeles is finally ditching coal — and replacing it with another polluting fuel 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Researcher Lauren Lucas said they chose to focus their project on alfalfa as the plant is cultivated locally in Cache Valley and easy to spot. Researchers ask public to send photos of insects on alfalfa 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z But with demand flat for the crops he’s been planting for years — alfalfa for use in livestock feed and wheat — Fast has turned to peas as a possible growth market. Beyond Meat fever turns the tiny pea into America’s hot new crop 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z But with demand flat for the crops he’s been planting for years — alfalfa, for use in livestock feed, and wheat — Fast has turned to peas as a possible growth market. Beyond Meat fever turns the tiny pea into America’s hot new crop 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Popular seeds for sprouting include sunflowers, lentils, peas, mustards and alfalfa. Microgreens: a tiny, nutritional, easy-to-grow crop all year 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z It’s 27 acres, where he raises cattle and horses and grows alfalfa. Mid-sized farms are on the decline in Idaho and nationwide 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z “Economically it’s much more profitable to plant and harvest hemp than it is to plant and harvest cotton or alfalfa,” Pullen said in an interview Tuesday. State, federal laws now allow Arizona farmers to grow hemp 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z She told The Times the idea for composting humans came from a friend who discussed developments in the decomposition of cows, which employed wood chips, alfalfa and straw. Washington becomes first state to legalize ‘green funerals’ 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The company, called Recompose, will place bodies in steel vessels with wood chips, alfalfa and straw, enabling microbes to break down bodies into soil in about a month. Washington state legalizes ‘human composting’ 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The farm, whose chief commodity is organic grains, is now growing 55 percent perennials, including alfalfa, chicory, and hay. Climate-friendly farming is taking root in New York 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z In one bag, put about six cups of alfalfa pellets, available at feed stores. Here’s the recipe for L.A.’s famous ‘rose cocktail’ 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Microbes go to work within a large vessel, about eight feet tall and four feet wide, that fits a single body along with alfalfa, straw and wood chips. Washington passes bill to become first state to compost human bodies 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Swift’s post spread faster than a jackrabbit stealing alfalfa, racking up hundreds of shares and comments within just a few days. Broken-down bus in East Texas has Alaska stories to tell 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Swift’s post spread faster than a jackrabbit stealing alfalfa, racking up hundreds of shares and comments within just a few days. Broken-down bus in East Texas has Alaska stories to tell 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z A pilot and an engineering manager both died when the Bell 206B experimental helicopter went down in an alfalfa field on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. NTSB releases report on deadly helicopter crash near Phoenix 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Finish the feeding by spreading another cup of the alfalfa pellets on top of the soil. Here’s the recipe for L.A.’s famous ‘rose cocktail’ 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Her company plans to use wood chips, alfalfa and straw to turn bodies into a cubic yard of topsoil in 30 days. Putting the ‘fun’ in funerals: Why end-of-life celebrations are growing | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Instead, the alfalfa will be fed to cows in Saudi Arabia. Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z “There’s not many farms left like this, and it’s probably over for us too, now,” said Anthony Ruzicka, whose alfalfa and corn fields were filled with giant ice chunks. ‘It’s Probably Over for Us’: Record Floods Bring New Toll When Farmers Can Least Afford It 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The groups say feeding alfalfa pellets to elk to help them survive harsh winter conditions artificially concentrates the animals at the National Elk Refuge. Amid disease worry, groups sue over elk feeding in Wyoming 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z In order to help them quickly break down, they are placed in a vessel with oxygen and plant materials, such as wood chips, alfalfa, and straw. 'Give back to the earth': Washington plans to legalize composting of human remains 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Other crops that saw production increases in South Dakota in 2018 were corn, alfalfa hay, sorghum, oil sunflowers, proso millet and safflower. Soybean production sets record in South Dakota in 2018 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The outside of the alfalfa was brown, but just inside, was a vivid and surprising green. Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Other crops that saw production increases in North Dakota in 2018 were soybeans, oil sunflowers, flaxseed, dry peas, lentils, safflower and alfalfa hay. Canola production in North Dakota in 2018 sets record 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The Fish and Wildlife Service feeds the elk alfalfa. Jackson refuge resumes feeding elk amid deep snow 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Those closest to the person who has died will be able to wash and shroud the body, and then cover it with straw, alfalfa, and wood chips. 'Give back to the earth': Washington plans to legalize composting of human remains 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The victims were gathering gasoline from an illegal pipeline tap in the central state of Hidalgo a week ago Friday when the gas ignited, littering an alfalfa field with charred bodies. Death toll in Mexican pipeline fire rises to 109 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But as the basic element of a larger food chain of the dairy and meat industry, alfalfa, Putnam claims, is critical. Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The victims were gathering gasoline from an illegal pipeline tap in the central state of Hidalgo on Friday when the gas ignited, littering an alfalfa field with charred bodies. Death toll in Mexico pipeline fire reaches 89 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Five other products known to be seeking approval were not approved, including two GM alfalfa products developed by Monsanto and two DowDuPont soybean traits. China hands out long-awaited GM crop approvals amid U.S. trade talks 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z An estimated six million pounds are spread each year across dozens of agricultural crops nationwide, including alfalfa, almonds, citrus, corn, cotton and grapes. President Trump’s Retreat on the Environment Is Affecting Communities Across America 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Cover crops, like clover and alfalfa, provide highly nutritious food for bees. Farmers’ dilemma: Save bees or save themselves 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s not just alfalfa, and it’s not just agriculture. Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Their barns were also filled with wood chips and dry alfalfa. A horse and her trainer survived the Lilac Fire with severe burns. Now they are helping each other heal. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The expanse of sagebrush desert and alfalfa fields along the river corridors should be humming with life. The Insect Apocalypse Is Here 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s too early to say how many New Mexico farmers might shift from alfalfa or other more water-intensive crops. New Mexico approves rules for industrial hemp cultivation 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Whether we grow alfalfa, apples, cherries or potatoes, we’ve felt the pinch. To stop trade wars hurting farmers like me, ratify the NAFTA update 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z On our way back from the dam to the district offices, Echard drove me up along the access roads to get a panorama of the canals, and past some bright fields of alfalfa. Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z He knew the region’s development, extreme weather, and those towers of dry alfalfa conspired to make rural San Diego horse farms about as vulnerable as anywhere. A horse and her trainer survived the Lilac Fire with severe burns. Now they are helping each other heal. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Some elk now stay in valleys outside the park, nibbling lawns and alfalfa fields, Dr. Hansen said. Your Children’s Yellowstone Will Be Radically Different 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The alfalfa and timothy hay blend provides a high level of protein for the sheep. Iowa woman’s interest in knitting leads to home-shorn wool 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z But farmers and researchers noticed that when they kept leafcutter bees nearby, the production of alfalfa seeds tripled. North Dakota researchers examine alfalfa bee disparity in US 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The dodder’s targets range from crops like alfalfa and potatoes to flowers like chrysanthemums and petunias. Some Plants Thrive in the Shadows 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The old dogma was that — aside from Haber’s industrial process — the only way people could fix nitrogen was to grow fields of legumes, like peas, beans, alfalfa, or clover. Our fertilizer is killing us. Here’s a fix 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Soon, they’d all be loaded on trucks for winter pastures: half to graze standing alfalfa near Bakersfield, California; half to feed on sage and grouse plant in the BLM land south of Wells, Nevada. Central Idaho sheep ranchers persist amid change 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The agriculture and chemical industries pushed hard to keep it available for more than 60 crops, including grapes, citrus fruit, almonds, walnuts, alfalfa and cotton. Trump administration defends nerve agent pesticide found harmful to children - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z He buys leafcutter bees by the gallon to help pollinate more than 1,300 acres of alfalfa. North Dakota researchers examine alfalfa bee disparity in US 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z And presto: Lawns, orchards and alfalfa bloom in the sandy, alluvial soil. Opinion | The Rio Grande Is Dying. Does Anyone Care? 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z While sawing through the front of the 340-pound Berkshire pig at a demonstration table, Mr. Singer told her the animal was fed a diet of alfalfa and local cereals on a farm 12 miles away. Have You Met This Cow? He’s Delicious. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “Those of us that had been in the valley growing corn, cotton, alfalfa, historically, we couldn’t drill deep wells,” he said. The Water Wars of Arizona 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Novelist Jack London even begged a retired white champ, Jim Jeffries, to “emerge from his alfalfa farm and remove that smile off Johnson’s face.” Another season of despair 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z They pass the cotton and alfalfa fields and bleached trailer homes of Aguilera road and vanish into a US border post ringed by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. Texas town denounces 'twisted and shameful' camp for migrant children 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Harmer says he and another veterinarian found it in the alfalfa field from which the horses’ hay was cut. 9 horses die in central Utah after eating toxic plant 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The white-rhino faeces contained chemicals known as phytoestrogens, which are present in plants such as soya and alfalfa and affect female reproductive hormones. Faecal transplants could help preserve vulnerable species 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z They left late Friday evening, driving through the dusty Imperial Valley landscape and its endless fields of onions, spinach, and alfalfa. As California’s largest lake dries up, it threatens nearby communities with clouds of toxic dust 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z They grow soybeans, corn and alfalfa in addition to milking 150 cows twice a day and raising 400 beef cattle. The latest blow to struggling family farms: Rising interest rates 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z In a product called Sleep, a loose-leaf tea from Teasäne, chamomile is just one of several herbs used for similar properties: alfalfa for balancing hormones and relieving anxiety; lemon verbena to relax the nervous system. Better sleep requires a better routine, and perhaps an upgrade to your pillows and PJs 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Leafcutter bees were introduced to the United States in the 1930s to help the alfalfa industry. With a leafcutter home base in your yard, these gentle pollinators will boost your summer fruits and veggies 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Historians say Lampe raised dairy cattle and sheep on the ranch where he grew mostly alfalfa. Gardnerville ranch on National Register of Historic Places 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Now the valley is dominated by mega-farms growing winter vegetables for export and thirsty alfalfa for the cattle feed market. Plight of Phoenix: how long can the world’s 'least sustainable' city survive? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z He runs a farm on the side growing wheat, alfalfa and organic beans, while his wife, Tahnee, cares for their 1-year-old son, Hendrix. Seeking Cheaper Health Insurance, Idaho Bucks Affordable Care Act 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The family raised cattle and grew alfalfa, corn and cotton. The Golden State Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Today, they are the world’s primary pollinator of alfalfa, something you probably don’t eat, but cows and pigs do. With a leafcutter home base in your yard, these gentle pollinators will boost your summer fruits and veggies 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The crop rotation will include legumes such as peas, clover and alfalfa, which add nitrogen to fertilize the soil. General Mills, Annie’s Mac & Cheese tap South Dakota farm 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Most alfalfa grown in New Mexico is used by the dairy industry, and Hill said it will be a balancing act for farmers and dairies to find middle ground on pricing for the coveted feed. Drought forces painful choices for New Mexico ranchers 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z But the owls aren’t sufficient to protect all crops; rodents find the green shoots of alfalfa, for instance, irresistible. Owls for peace: how conservation science is reaching across borders in the Middle East 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Adams was in charge of feeding the cows bushels of cured, baled alfalfa, which were wrapped in wire mesh and required clipping. The Golden State Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Many now spend the summer feasting on irrigated alfalfa crops in areas they once abandoned in warm months. Animals worldwide stick close to home when humans move in 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z In Mexico, they sweep through fields of maize and alfalfa with large buckets for the very popular chapulines - the colloquial name for a pleasingly lemony species of grasshopper. Where to find the world's tastiest insects 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Chlorpyrifos is widely applied on citrus, nuts and orchards, while malathion is used on more than 100 food crops, including alfalfa, cotton, rice and wheat, according to officials at Earthjustice. Common pesticides threaten salmon, U.S. fisheries agency concludes 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Here lies some of the most sought-after alfalfa in the county. Hay day: Wyoming rancher has big impact on Olympic downhill 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The average onset of feeding on the National Elk Refuge, where elk get alfalfa instead of hay, is the end of January. Elk feeding starts early in parts of northwest Wyoming 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The long growing season supports extra plantings of cotton and alfalfa, and hay dries quickly once it’s been cut. 'If there's no water, what's the point?' Female farmers in Arizona – a photo essay 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Premium alfalfa hay in Idaho last week sold for $125 a ton last week. Expert: Idaho hay prices low until dairy market rebounds 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Agriculture — including the use of water for alfalfa, pasture, hay, grain and corn — caused a significant loss. Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Its American customers include physicians, professional poker players and a Colorado alfalfa farmer. How Business Titans, Pop Stars and Royals Hide Their Wealth 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Agribusiness giants have modified crops such as corn, soy, cotton, canola, alfalfa, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, a squash variety, some potatoes, an apple variety and even a salmon. Milk, salads, kitty litter, condoms: 'Non-GMO' labels sow confusion – LA Times 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most shocking example is the Saudi dairy company that purchased 17 miles of Arizona desert for alfalfa production, only to ship the alfalfa back across the ocean for feed. 'If there's no water, what's the point?' Female farmers in Arizona – a photo essay 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z In one case, too much alfalfa had been used so part of the body had mummified because it had wicked so much moisture away from the body. Burn, Mummify, Compost—Different Ways to Treat the Dead 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The dry edible bean crop is forecast to be up, but the corn, sunflower, canola and alfalfa hay crops all are estimated to be smaller. Soybean, sugar beet crops to set records in North Dakota 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The alfalfa hay crop is estimated to be down 15 percent. Drought takes toll on row crop production in South Dakota 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Surrounding the city and sprinkled among its tidy tract neighborhoods, potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets and corn grow in fields. How Fake News Turned a Small Town Upside Down 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The third cutting of alfalfa hay is about one-third done, near the average. Rainfall in South Dakota helps drought-plagued producers 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z “Edible beans, native corn, hemp, alfalfa. This kind of rotation is an organic rotation that would be profitable in a value added market,” said Paige. White Earth tribes hopes hemp project will be successful 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z And then, around this same time, you opened the fridge one day and found she had glass jars lying on their sides, cheesecloth held with rubber bands over their mouths, alfalfa sprouts growing inside. How to Have Your Health Food and Love It, Too 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z In the second, alfalfa and oats were rotated in, manure was applied once, and fertilizer was used restrictively as needed. The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is larger than ever. Here’s what to do about it. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z The federal Agriculture Department reports that nearly three-fourths of the state’s alfalfa hay crop is in poor or very poor condition. Project to dole out donated hay to drought-stricken ranchers 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Farmers farther upriver in Washington state pump irrigation water into alfalfa fields, with both the water and the electricity supplied by a dam. Columbia River power struggle: Trump privatization proposal generates new energy debate 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z On this date in 1909, armies of grasshoppers stripped the alfalfa fields of Mesa. Today in Arizona History 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Fertilize every six weeks by scratching a mixture of alfalfa meal and organic flower food into the soil around the root zone. How a dab of canned cat food protects your dazzling dahlias 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Snaking through the alfalfa fields, cottonwood thickets and ranches below, the Yellowstone river is still surging with late spring snowmelt. 'More valuable than gold': Yellowstone businesses prepare to fight mining 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Spring bloomers need to be fertilized only once per year, in April, with a mix of alfalfa meal and organic flower food. With so many beautiful options, your garden should feature a Clematis — or several 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z When her tenure at the wine commission ended, the former Iowa farm girl bought a 10-acre alfalfa field 20 minutes from downtown Yakima, transforming it in 2014 by planting cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc. A former wine executive took matters into her own hands and started a vineyard and a winery 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Fertilize with a mix of organic flower food and alfalfa meal every six weeks, beginning in early May. Beautifully bright hummingbird magnets put the ‘hardy’ in hardy fuchsias 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The product is expensive, he said, so a farmer with acres of alfalfa wouldn’t be as inclined to use it. Colorado Company converts shredded trees to carbon product 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In the past, Mills, who grows corn, soybean and alfalfa on his 3,810-acre farm in Ansley, Neb., would have fixed his machinery himself. Why Apple and Farmers Are Fighting Over the Toolbox 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The weekly crop report from the Agriculture Department says more than half of the state’s pasture land and more than half of the alfalfa hay crop are considered in poor or very poor shape. Congressional delegation asks for emergency CRP haying 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Crops grown at the farm include 525 acres of corn, 350 acres of alfalfa, 100 acres of soybeans and 150 acres of winter wheat. Manitowoc’s Breakfast on the Farm draws thousands 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z For half the year, it is their principal forage, and it is a plant of higher energy value than even alfalfa hay. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z I look down and I see alfalfa by Slew’s stall. A legacy too great to forget as it's 40 years since Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Other crops used for hay include alfalfa and timothy. Paragould farm supplies hay, straw for Kentucky Derby 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Green Machine’s nutritional content made it a contender, with ingredients including spirulina, alfalfa, broccoli, wheatgrass, parsley, ginger and garlic. Rating store-bought smoothies 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z “I’m just not going to let something happen to that ground,” said Mr. Johnston, who grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Risen From the Grave, Keystone XL Pipeline Again Divides Nebraska 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Fields of alfalfa, say, are dusted with DDT; meal is later prepared from the alfalfa and fed to hens; the hens lay eggs that contain DDT. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z If he eats alfalfa and drinks water it could blow up in his stomach. A legacy too great to forget as it's 40 years since Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The critters themselves eat alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, oranges, peaches, pistachios, prunes, tomatoes and walnuts — among other crops. Perspective | Remembering the time when California begged children to kill squirrels 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Bonnie Wirtz, a farmer in Minnesota who said she was exposed to a chlorpyrifos drift from an alfalfa field when she was at her home, slammed Pruitt’s decision. Environmentalists sue EPA for reversing Obama-era move to ban pesticide 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Experiments deal with problems related to production of wheat, grain and forage sorghum, oats, alfalfa, corn, soybeans, cotton, rapeseed/canola and sesame, among others, said Cramer. Kansas State teams with ag research sites 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service and Wyoming wildlife officials provide hay and alfalfa during the winter to more than 20,000 elk at nearly two dozen feeding sites, including the National Elk Refuge. Montana Senate tells Wyoming to stop feeding elk 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that potentially twice the desired number are believed to be gathered right now, wolfing down alfalfa pellets. Too many elk? Refuge managers brace for count 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z There would be no almond crop — not to mention avocados, apples, cherries and alfalfa — without honeybees. A Bee Mogul Confronts the Crisis in His Field 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The state’s potato, flaxseed, safflower and alfalfa crops were down over the year. 4 North Dakota crops set production records in 2015 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The feeding of alfalfa would begin weeks earlier than usual. National Elk Refuge expects to start elk feed this weekend 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z They are also supplementing their diet with alfalfa pellets. Kansas golf courses uses goats for weed management 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Sweat started to cross a field of alfalfa, heading for the tree line on the opposite side. Swamps, Marijuana, Moonshine: 2 Prison Escapees’ 3 Weeks on the Run in New York 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Now it’s turkey with mustard, romaine lettuce, spinach or alfalfa sprouts with bell peppers on whole wheat or multigrain. Disarming the ‘Food Pushers’ to Help People Lose Weight 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Sorghum and alfalfa hay production in the state both are forecast to be down 9 percent from 2015. South Dakota’s soybean crop projected to be a record 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The report forecasts dry edible bean production in North Dakota to be down 3 percent and alfalfa hay to be down 12 percent. North Dakota corn and soybean crops expected to set records 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z A nutritionist optimizes the cows’ diet with cottonseed from Greece, sugar beet pellets from the Netherlands and locally grown alfalfa. Saudi Arabia, Where Even Milk Depends on Oil, Struggles to Remake Its Economy 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But like the alfalfa on her grandfather’s farm, an entire way of life seems to be disappearing. Michigan resident converts farmhouse into antique gold mine 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z His mother sent him to school with a lunch pail containing alfalfa sprouts buried between slices of whole wheat bread. After making millions off the granola crowd, he pivots to pinball and pizza 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Keene acknowledges an alfalfa management system would be quite a change for a producer growing mostly annuals. Williston looks for saline seeps solution 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The second cutting of alfalfa hay is wrapping up, at 95 percent done. Winter wheat planting in North Dakota reaches halfway point 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z In 1930, they added a dairy farm, in addition to producing alfalfa, apples, pears and other crops. Park that started as Hood family farm 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Jill said she wants him to grow alfalfa for the simple reason that she enjoyed the smell as a girl. Michigan resident converts farmhouse into antique gold mine 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The fish they farm provide wastewater that feeds the green shoots of alfalfa and mung beans, which in turn feed the crickets. Grasshoppers - the new sushi? - BBC News 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Now she is looking at which varieties of salt-tolerant alfalfa will work best to address the problem in a multi-year variety trial. Williston looks for saline seeps solution 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The students enrolled at California’s Deep Springs College don’t pay anything, and their education extends to working on the school’s cattle ranch and alfalfa farm. 12 Tuition-Free Colleges 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The field of alfalfa died too, as did the onions, the squash and the cantaloupe. Hanging on in Navajo Nation: First the water turned orange, then the air went bad 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Today, alfalfa grows where those orchards were, and just a handful of peach orchards remain in the canyon. Montezuma peach market fades, but it’s not forgotten 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Through a locked metal gate, past fields of alfalfa, past the trees and the house, a metal shop, and a large rock sculpture, along the road that was once the airstrip, there was “City.” A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Another benefit to using alfalfa is its long lifespan - up to seven years. Williston looks for saline seeps solution 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In Gansu province, alfalfa is being grown as a high-quality, ecologically sound substitute to traditional forage. Can China Reform Its Agriculture Industry Fast Enough to Feed Its People? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z California’s $7-billion almond industry depends almost completely on pollination services provided by bees. Other crops that depend strongly on commercial honeybee colonies include alfalfa, apples, avocados, blueberries, cherries, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, cranberries, pumpkins and sunflowers. Bee-harming pesticides are declining at plant nurseries, report shows 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Soybean production is forecast to be down 13 percent and alfalfa hay down 9 percent from last year. South Dakota corn crop forecast to be down 3 percent 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z A: My favorite fertilizer for dahlias is a combination of alfalfa meal and organic flower food. Want more dahlias than you’ll know what to do with? Use this fertilizer combination 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The plant included 400 acres of alfalfa, a system of gates, lanes and driveways leading to the slaughter house, sausage rooms and cooling rooms. Today in Arizona History 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Gibby began growing alfalfa, wheat, corn, barley and grasses there, and Gibby said some of the farming benefits of going organic quickly became apparent. Paying farmers to go organic, even before the crops come in 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Waldron grew up on a farm, 300 acres of corn and alfalfa and 150 cows kept by his family for nearly a century. North Cape farmer doesn’t let leg paralysis slow him down 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Gibby began growing alfalfa, wheat, corn, barley and grasses there, and Mr. Gibby said some of the farming benefits of going organic quickly became apparent. Paying Farmers to Go Organic, Even Before the Crops Come In 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Hold your breath or wear a bandanna when you apply alfalfa meal. Want more dahlias than you’ll know what to do with? Use this fertilizer combination 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Blooming crops such as alfalfa, which are a good food source for bees, were harvested and removed from the fields faster. The Last, Best Refuge for North America's Bees 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Wisconsin farmers have zeroed in on corn, alfalfa and soybeans, limiting biodiversity that supports pollinators. For Wisconsin beekeepers, a question: To migrate, or not? 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The alfalfa crop is rated 50 percent fair and 37 percent good to excellent. Hot, dry weather affecting South Dakota hay fields, pastures 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z He lives on a farm where his family harvests alfalfa and also raises horses and cows. Avon student’s tomato project advances through science fairs 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The alfalfa meal is packed with growth regulators and hormones that tell your plant “bloom, you fool, bloom.” Want more dahlias than you’ll know what to do with? Use this fertilizer combination 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Trent Crump says a resident walking home in the area of 83rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road on Saturday morning discovered the body face-down near an alfalfa field. Homicide victim found near field in south Phoenix 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Only then did I find out how much rabbits eat – a head of lettuce a day and enough alfalfa to feed a pony. Our love affair is based on animal magnetism 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The reasons for such investments are pretty simple: alfalfa is easier to ship halfway around the world than the water it takes to grow it. How I rented a piece of a river in a never-ending western drought 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The restaurant’s cherry blossom tribute consists of duck leg confit with brie, preserved cherries and alfalfa sprouts. CORINNA LOTHAR: Cherry blossoms and the tastes of Spring at D.C. area restaurants 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Christopher Thornberg, an economist at the University of California at Riverside, called alfalfa farms a "shocking waste of a resource" and suggested California consider seizing land under eminent domain. Saudi land purchases in California and Arizona fuel debate over water rights 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Christopher Thornberg, an economist at the University of California at Riverside, called alfalfa farms a “shocking waste of a resource” and suggested California consider seizing land under eminent domain. Saudi land purchases fuel debate over US water rights 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z His 1,200 acres of alfalfa farmland abuts farmland owned by large dairies and agricultural corporations, meaning that his growing company will soon find no room in Dell City to keep expanding. West Texas town changes as population shrinks 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Last month, the largest dairy farm in Saudi Arabia purchased many thousands of acres of alfalfa fields in the desert east of San Diego, as well as the water rights for them. How I rented a piece of a river in a never-ending western drought 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps, they said, Utah could use the access it would gain to the terminal to export oil or potash, grain or alfalfa. In the West, coal represents the polluted past -- except in Utah 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company will soon be unable to farm alfalfa in its own parched country to feed its 170,000 cows. Saudi land purchases in California and Arizona fuel debate over water rights 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Federal regulators said Tuesday they will ban a pesticide widely used on California crops such as almonds and alfalfa, saying it imperils aquatic insects that are the food source of fish. EPA bans a pesticide often used on almonds and other California crops 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z An investigation by the CDC, Food and Drug Administration and state health officials traced the outbreak to alfalfa sprouts from Sweetwater Farms. Health Highlights: Feb. 24, 2016 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Plus, feeding your dairy cows alfalfa grown in a distant desert that’s supplied with water siphoned off from the Colorado river is less expensive than finding a lot more water in the Middle East. How I rented a piece of a river in a never-ending western drought 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Southern States itself donated a ton of Triple Crown Nutrition feed, as well as alfalfa. Rescued horses on the mend thanks to community donations 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z In December, the government announced that the country will stop growing green fodder, livestock feed derived from crops like alfalfa, over the next three years. Saudi land purchases in California and Arizona fuel debate over water rights 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Once-lush lawns now crunch underfoot; fields that formerly grew alfalfa, a thirsty crop, now lie fallow in the Central Valley. All the leaves are brown 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Pumpkins, alfalfa, oats and ancient grains such as Emmer and Einkorn fill out the mix of crops. EXCHANGE: Danforth organic farmer wins sustainable ag award 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The pest management guides provide information relevant to alfalfa, oilseeds, corn, soybeans, wheat and other cereal grains, including barley, rye, oats, durum, millet and triticale. 2016 pest management guides for South Dakota available 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z A worker throws lucerne, also known as alfalfa, to white rhinos on Hume’s farm. An Inside Look at the World’s Biggest Rhino Farm 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z I raise row crops and some alfalfa and run some cattle. US star Jordan Larson looks toward another Olympic chance 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Other crops that depend strongly on commercial honeybee colonies include oranges and grapefruits, blueberries, cherries, alfalfa, apples, avocados, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, cranberries, pumpkins and sunflowers. Bees harmed by a common pesticide, EPA finds 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The main crops include sorghum, wheat, cotton, sunflower groundnuts, vegetables, fruit trees, and alfalfa. Satellite eye on Earth: December 2015 – in pictures 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z At the zoo, they are fed alfalfa and hay, fruit and acacia. San Francisco’s black rhino, oldest in North America, is 45 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z A worker throws lucerne, also known as alfalfa, to white rhinos on Hume’s farm. An Inside Look at the World’s Biggest Rhino Farm 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Proponents have said the facility could end up exporting alfalfa, potash and other less controversial commodities. How Utah quietly planned to ship coal through California 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Fire officials say the blaze began about eight miles east of the community of Fort Belknap on Wednesday and burned pastureland, alfalfa and Conservation Reserve Program fields. Wind drives Fort Belknap fire, threatening livestock, homes 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z We don’t give them drugs and the alfalfa that makes them sick in order to get marbled meat. The Machiavelli of Maryland: adviser to presidents, prime ministers – and the Dalai Lama | Thomas Meaney 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z In exchange, the county won’t force growers who already planted genetically engineered alfalfa to quickly remove their crops. Deal reached in lawsuit over Oregon county’s GMO law 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z A worker throws lucerne, also known as alfalfa, to white rhinos on Hume’s farm. An Inside Look at the World’s Biggest Rhino Farm 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Following the complaints, undercover agents posing as clients infiltrated the operation and saw the ranch Hirschboeck leased "was strewn with alfalfa hay," an illegal baiting tactic used to lure deer and elk, authorities said. Colorado outfitter charged with illegal big-game hunting, threats 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The third cutting of alfalfa hay is at 95 percent complete. Dry weather aids South Dakota harvest, increases fire danger 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z When Li Yaqin was 16, she ate what her family could scavenge: dandelion leaves, alfalfa, rice sprouts, corn husks ground and pressed into cakes. Survivors tell the camera the hidden tale of China's Great Famine 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z However, when the elk eat too much alfalfa and tear down too many fences, landowners often turn to FWP for solutions. Montana Editorial Roundup 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Now farmers are curtailing production of water-hungry crops like corn and alfalfa used for cow feed, making it more expensive. Conditions Sour for California’s Dairy Farmers 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z His farm near Seneca grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa and includes a cow-calf operation. Rauner accepts resignation of agriculture, fair directors 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Fourth cutting of alfalfa in Kansas is 65 percent finished, ahead of both last year and the average for this point in the season. Kansas growers planting winter wheat, harvesting corn 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The farm also grows alfalfa, corn, and soybeans. Farm celebrates over 100 years in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Only eight are widely produced commercially: corn, soybeans, alfalfa, papaya, summer squash, sugar beets, cotton and canola. More Foods Boast Non-GMO Labels—Even Those Without GMO Varieties 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Until it achieves that status, it’ll be kept as alfalfa fields. Miami County farmland dedicated as a bee sanctuary 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z |
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