That’s not just a load of hay you see rumbling by on Western highways during summer months. Those hay bales form the foundation of rural agriculture in many Western communities. Alfalfa is a major ...

It's common for home gardeners to give their vegetable patches a spell before planting the next crop. But having the soil sitting bare can cause problems you may not be aware of. If your area ...

These producers received an average price of $132 per ton and generated more than $112 million in farm-gate receipts statewide. Water is the limiting factor in alfalfa production. The crop’s water use ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FRUITA — The scrubby green plants that fill a checkerboard of 24-by-36-foot research plots on the arid plains of Mesa County could be part of a major shift ...

With the cold and dry conditions across much of Kansas this winter, the state’s alfalfa crop may not have hit the growth ...