A team of researchers at Iowa State University has found that it may be possible to grow alfalfa successfully on Mars. The group has written a paper describing their work and have published it on the ...

If California is really short of water, why are we shipping it to Asia? We can do one simple thing and our water supply crisis will be over. We can stop growing alfalfa. The top water-using activity ...

The scrubby green plants that fill a checkerboard of 24-by-36-foot research plots on the arid plains of Mesa County could be part of a major shift in agriculture in the drought-plagued western United ...

Genetically engineered crops will continue to grow in Jackson County, despite its voter-approved ban, for at least a few more years. A settlement between alfalfa farmers and the county allows ...

Arizona is booming. The state has been a major beneficiary of a recent population shift to the Sunbelt, and it’s a hot destination for high-tech firms looking to set up semiconductor fabs. But long ...

It's easy to find the largest Chinese-owned hay farm in the United States. It sits 189 miles east of Salt Lake City, on a stunningly scenic bend of the Green River. After driving past the only gas ...