Alfalfa is a core input into U.S. dairy and beef production and one of the country’s most economically significant crops. In 2024, it ranked as the fourth most valuable field crop, generating an ...

As Arizona struggles to adapt to a water shortage that has dried out farms and scuttled development plans, one company has emerged as a central villain. The agricultural company Fondomonte, which is ...

WENDEN, Ariz. - A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family has used ...

A Washington, D.C.,-based activist group is calling for New Mexico to limit the expansion of the pecan, dairy and alfalfa farming industries to conserve water for residential use. The report from Food ...

A nearly lifelong commitment to agriculture, family and community led to longtime Artesia residents being named the 2023 Farm Family of the Year by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the New ...

Under the barn at Council member Mark Freeman’s north Mesa farm last week, an impressive showing of Arizona dignitaries rubbed shoulders with over 100 guests who lined up for servings of potatoes, ...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisc. — At an annual gathering last month, the Midwest Forage Association (MFA) — the largest affiliate of the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA), discussed ways to increase ...

Nigeria's agricultural sector faces numerous challenges ranging from erratic rainfall patterns to the long-standing herder-farmer conflicts that have ravaged rural communities for too long. At the ...

PHOENIX — The state’s largest public pension fund is selling off its interest in a company that owns a 3,000-acre western Arizona farm that grows alfalfa to ship to the Middle East. The move by the ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As Arizona struggles to adapt to a water shortage that has dried out farms and ...