…choose your straw bale from wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa or rye. You could also find a local farmer who does not use pesticides on his or her crops. And just…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…2016. The area of hay and alfalfa cropland declined 16.6% (-2.8 million acres), while the area of pasture decreased 4.4% (-2.2 million acres), due in part to a smaller beef…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
…Farmers would be paid to “grow” habitat such as flooded fields for salmon and migratory birds. They would also be rewarded for managing row crops or alfalfa for Swainson’s hawk…
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
A female alkali bee visits alfalfa flowers for pollen and nectar. Photo by Jim Cane U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are digging into the soil around alfalfa fields near…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…ranchers who actually live and work on the land, not data collected by satellites that struggle mightily to distinguish between alfalfa hay, idle cropland, managed pasture, and native grassland. Not…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…assigns a value to corn, soybean meal and alfalfa hay in order to capture the national average cost of feeding dairy cattle. But that formula was cut by 10% due…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
…profitability, and conservation of the U.S. alfalfa forage industry. Funding is made through NIFA’s Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP). “Alfalfa and other forage crops have great potential as high-value,…
Farm Bureau Praises EPA Chlorpyrifos Decision
…nationwide depend on chlorpyrifos in managing their crops,” Duvall said. “It is widely and safely used for a wide range of crops, including alfalfa, citrus, vegetables, soybeans, almonds and others….
National Chia Day
…make a delicious tapioca-like pudding. Or, use them to sprout into micro greens. They’re similar to alfalfa in taste and texture. How to observe National Chia Day: Add chia to…
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
…& Management $1.52 Marketing $0.56 Operating $2.93 Labor $1.70 Replacements $2.12 Statewide Cost Comparison Summary Feed $10.46 cow hay and grain commodities. In 2015, alfalfa hay fed averaged $278 per…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…of adjustments that will affect the way both feed prices (including corn, alfalfa and soybean meal) and milk prices are calculated. The most needed improvement is restoring the feed cost…
National Alfalfa Checkoff Launches on January 1st
The National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance will launch its first ever alfalfa checkoff on January first. The initiative is called the U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative, designed to help offset…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…with the aid of biotechnology. Another project was awarded to the USDA-Agricultural Research Service worksite in Prosser, Wash., which examined ways to minimize the unintended presence of GE alfalfa in…
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Canola, and Sugarbeets in the United States
…varieties are resistant to glyphosate. Alfalfa Approximately 18 million acres of alfalfa, with a production value of $10.7 billion, were harvested in the United States in 2013. Alfalfa is the…