Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that ... Stipules are large anointed. Flower is commonly purple but may vary among shades of white, yellow and purple. Deep taproot. Hay, silage ...

Alfalfa sprouts, the tender shoots of the alfalfa plant, have long been a favorite in salads, sandwiches, and garnishes, ...

AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS  The increasing cost of forages, fearing continued 2012 droughty conditions, and extending the winter season has many producers wondering about the productivity of their ...

University of Minnesota Extension During the 2006 dry spell, Peter Jeranyama, South Dakota state forage specialist, described the affects of drought on alfalfa this way: Alfalfa can go dormant ...

The first harvest can be made before flowers begin to appear, but waiting for the alfalfa to flower will ensure greater energy reserves in the roots. Alfalfa will generally reach this stage of ...

Alfalfa contains important micronutrients like: Alfalfa also contains plant compounds like flavonoids, phytoestrogens, phenolic acids, and saponins. Some of these are thought to have anticancer ...

Keep growing them on the same fields for more than a couple of years and you start getting soil diseases. Then it’s time to plant something else. Maybe alfalfa.

The Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, D.C., brings together leading figures from across the political aisle, writes.

The more often it’s cut, the more the plant has to utilize its energy to regrow. The longer the alfalfa is allowed to grow, the “gas tank,” i.e. its energy source, gets closer to full.