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 10 million acre ...

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.

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

The Imperial Valley, a vast stretch of fertile land nestled in the southeastern corner of California, is renowned for its ...

Alfalfa can be an effective supplement for feeding cattle in the winter, writes Ben Beckman, of Nebraska Extension.

Alfalfa dominates crop markets across the Colorado River basin. Farmers across the West grow about 6.8 million acres of the legume hay that, combined, is worth billions of dollars. It primarily ...

USDA reported hay sale prices for southeastern California ... use most of IID's agricultural water supply, largely to grow alfalfa, an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found.

Alfalfa dominates crop markets across the Colorado River basin. Farmers across the West grow about 6.8 million acres of the legume hay that, combined, is worth billions of dollars. It primarily feeds ...

Alfalfa dominates crop markets across the Colorado River basin. Farmers across the West grow about 6.8 million acres of the legume hay that, combined, is worth billions of dollars. It primarily ...