Despite the various steps lawmakers have taken in recent years to get more water to the Great Salt Lake, researchers say there’s no way to truly restore the lake without cutting back on the production ...
Researchers found that agricultural use is responsible for 71% of the water diverted from the lake — of that, 80% is used to grow cattle-feed crops, like alfalfa and other types of hay.
Of that, 80 percent goes to alfalfa and hay that primarily feed cattle. “When you look at the specifics of agriculture, there’s just one major, big source [irrigated livestock feed crops] for ...
January can be downright boring for active gardeners. Besides perusing newly arrived seed catalogs and keeping houseplants alive, there just aren’t many gardening activities to undertake in the ...