Colorado River water fills the furrows of a farm field in Blythe, Calif., where growers have been leaving some fields dry in exchange for cash payments to help conserve water. (Luis Sinco / Los ...
Brad Fassett was selling hay for $4.50 a bale when he started ranching full-time in 1998. Today, he sells a 65-pound bale for $13.50. While it might look like his profits are soaring, Fassett and many ...
ELLENSBURG — 2021 was a trying season for timothy hay growers in the Kittitas Valley, as a slew of complications and curveballs were thrown their way. Record-breaking heat, staggering drought ...
During the cold winter when pastures contain scant forage, hay is the typical diet for cattle, horses, sheep and goats. Next to pasture, good quality hay is the ideal feed. However, there are ...
A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Reveal reporter Nathan Halverson about Arizona's investment in a major land deal that effectively ships the state's limited water supply overseas in the form of hay. If ...
SATURDAY. LET’S SAY TO GO GREEN. OPEN TO THE DAY YOU GROW GREEN WHERE A BLUE SEAL AND MILFORD. I’M JOINED BY KENDALL CORNELIUS FROM UAH EXTENSION AND KENDALL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVES A LOT OF ...
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With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s water: ...
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