WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family has used ...

A Washington, D.C.,-based activist group is calling for New Mexico to limit the expansion of the pecan, dairy and alfalfa farming industries to conserve water for residential use. The report from Food ...

One of the first scouting jobs each spring is assessing alfalfa fields for winterkill. Stand loss can be influenced by stand age, cutting management, soil pH and fertility, soil moisture and snow ...

A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has used groundwater to grow ...

There are many forage experts in the industry. Unfortunately, a vast number are just “silo smart,” meaning they have deep knowledge about a small slice of the industry that produces forage, but not ...

People don’t eat much alfalfa, at least not directly. But the crop widely grown throughout California and the West to feed cows across the world has become central to discussions about managing a ...

The state of Arizona has rescinded drilling permits for two water wells for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in the western portion of the state after authorities said they discovered inconsistencies ...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisc. — At an annual gathering last month, the Midwest Forage Association (MFA) — the largest affiliate of the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA), discussed ways to increase ...

A nearly lifelong commitment to agriculture, family and community led to longtime Artesia residents being named the 2023 Farm Family of the Year by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the New ...