Hay growers in our area often plant new fields to alfalfa without even thinking about other alternatives. For lots of folks, pure alfalfa is the best choice, but for many of you it might be better to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Time is running out on forage producers to plant alfalfa seed genetically modified to withstand glyphosate herbicide. Whether the clock is restarted on future Roundup Ready ...

Planting alfalfa this summer or fall? Romulo Lollato and Doo-Hong Min, forage specialists with Kansas State University, have some best practices to make sure your investment pays off. “Alfalfa is a ...

A drought expected to be worse than any in Colorado’s history has the state’s farmers, understandably, on-edge.

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 ...

SWEDONA, Ill. — While the heydays of harvest are just around the corner, one golden crop is looking greener than ever for area farmers. Droughts across the great plains are bumping up prices for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa across the country in response to a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ruling in favor of Monsanto Co., the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a judge’s ban on the planting of alfalfa seeds engineered to be resistant to the company’s Roundup herbicide. The ruling shifts ...

Platte Valley and Central areas round bales of alfalfa and prairie grass hay sold steady to mostly $10 higher. Ground and ...