alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə 
: a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and forage
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Giant farms have turned Arizona’s remote deserts about 100 miles west of Phoenix as green as fairways — the product of extracting an ocean of groundwater to grow alfalfa for dairy cows.
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Jack Healy, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Those numbers will likely show up in the water systems' yearly report, which all systems in Wisconsin are required to put out, in order to keep the public informed.
More:Could cannabis hemp and alfalfa solve PFAS contamination?
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The environmental group Food and Water Watch has also urged the state to limit the expansion of almond orchards and other water-intensive crops such as alfalfa.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Bees pollinate forage crops like alfalfa, which feed cows.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
In the past, organic gardeners had no choice but to use single material fertilizers such as blood meal, alfalfa meal or cottonseed meal.
—Maureen Gilmer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Two particular crops used for cattle feed -- alfalfa and grass haze -- accounted for one-third of all the Colorado River's water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The Imperial Irrigation District in far Southern California had been gearing up to begin a water conservation program next month that would pay farmers to temporarily stop watering crops such as alfalfa and wheat in an effort to save supplies.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Jack Healy, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Those numbers will likely show up in the water systems' yearly report, which all systems in Wisconsin are required to put out, in order to keep the public informed.
More:Could cannabis hemp and alfalfa solve PFAS contamination?
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Richter and other researchers have estimated that two-thirds of the alfalfa and other hay are used for beef cattle while the remaining third is used for dairy production.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The environmental group Food and Water Watch has also urged the state to limit the expansion of almond orchards and other water-intensive crops such as alfalfa.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Bees pollinate forage crops like alfalfa, which feed cows.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
In the past, organic gardeners had no choice but to use single material fertilizers such as blood meal, alfalfa meal or cottonseed meal.
—Maureen Gilmer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Two particular crops used for cattle feed -- alfalfa and grass haze -- accounted for one-third of all the Colorado River's water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The Imperial Irrigation District in far Southern California had been gearing up to begin a water conservation program next month that would pay farmers to temporarily stop watering crops such as alfalfa and wheat in an effort to save supplies.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə
: a deep-rooted southwest Asian plant of the legume family with purple flowers and leaves like clover that is widely grown for hay and forage
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