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‘Sheeping off’ alfalfa fields adds value for sheep producers and growers
In touring the back roads of California’s great Central Valley during wintertime, you may be surprised to come upon hundreds of sheep grazing alfalfa fields. The sheep are penned in by electric fences and graze the fields to near bare soil. Look...
'Sheeping off' an alfalfa field.
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UC scientists wrestle with weed control in organic alfalfa
During the 2000s, organic milk production was one of the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture in the United States, according to a USDA Economic Research Service publication Characteristics, Costs, and Issues for Organic Dairy Farming. In...
Ten acres at Kearney are set aside for organic research.
Can GE and non-GE alfalfas co-exist?
Those of us who work with alfalfa have seen our much-loved Queen of Forages relegated to poster child of all things evil about genetic engineering (GE) and the supposed damage it may wreak. While hay growers have always felt alfalfa has received...
