4, at $3 billion; hay, which is mostly alfalfa, comes in at No. 8, with $1.6 billion in receipts. Growing hay and other forage and irrigating pasture for livestock (mainly cattle) takes at least ...

Keeping establishment costs low, growing the right variety, having a solid fertilization program, and marketing well the alfalfa hay are key for a successful alfalfa hay producer.

Despite the various steps lawmakers have taken in recent years to get more water to the Great Salt Lake, researchers say ...

Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that are moderately to well ... Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage and ...

A new study suggests some deep cuts need to be made in alfalfa and hay production in Utah to help bring the Great Salt Lake ...

Although there's no shortage of great veggies and greens you can grow for your salad at home, one that often gets overlooked is alfalfa sprouts. Alfalfa sprouts can be eaten raw but can also be ...

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 ...

The new study published Tuesday zooms in on just how much farmers in the Great Salt Lake basin need to cut back on livestock-feed crops, and suggests how to make it easier for everyone.