California's drought has been shining a light on alfalfa, a thirsty plant that uses more water than any other crop in the state. Alfalfa is the top crop in the Imperial Valley, where year-round heat ...

BELLEVILLE (WKOW) — Some southern Wisconsin farmers that grow alfalfa to feed their animals are noticing a shortage after flooding this past summer forced them to wait for the fields to dry before ...

High Plains Journal’s Virtual Alfalfa U concluded with a fourth session—titled Tailgate Talk—on March 11, which included the ever-popular farmer panel. The panelists included: Andrew Eddie of RNH ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Now that the bill to grow industrial hemp has been passed through the New Mexico Supreme Court, some farmers in the state are looking to switch their crop to harvest hemp. Farmers ...

If California is really short of water, why are we shipping it to Asia? We can do one simple thing and our water supply crisis will be over. We can stop growing alfalfa. The top water-using activity ...

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)- A Greeley farmer with a competitive streak took his love for mowing straight to the Guinness Book of World Records. "I don't like to lose, so I had to beat it!" said Tate ...

Although Nevada is often associated with the bright lights and slot machines of Sin City, alfalfa is the leading crop in the state and it is sold to many surrounding states. An Alfalfa U event was ...

Due to a combination of drought, climate change and booming growth, Arizona is facing looming water scarcity. But for all the sprawl and population increase, the overwhelming amount of water used in ...

An Eastern Washington farmer who intended to grow alfalfa that's not genetically modified had his crop rejected by a broker that said it found evidence of genetically modified pesticide resistance, ...