The first harvest can be made before flowers begin to appear, but waiting for the alfalfa to flower will ensure greater energy reserves in the roots. Alfalfa will generally reach this stage of ...

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Also, the company said, alfalfa flowers do not shed pollen to the wind and are “pollinated exclusively by only a few species of bees — which are deliberately introduced and managed by seed producers.” ...

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Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn't one of them, according to a new study.

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