If seeds are not pre-inoculated, buy the right inoculant for alfalfa and follow the directions to use in the label. Also inoculant adhesives can be used to ensure the inoculant sticks to the seed.

This widely adapted perennial legume is grown in every state in the US. Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that are moderately to well drained and neutral or higher in pH. It ...

Salmonella Typhimurium has also been detected in an outbreak in Sweden, where the suspected source of infection is organic alfalfa sprouts. Norway and Sweden received seeds for alfalfa sprouts ...