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Alfalfa (/ æ l ˈ f æ l f ə /) (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop. The name alfalfa is used in North America.
Hay or grass is the foundation of the diet for all grazing animals, and can provide as much as 100% of the fodder required for an animal. Hay is usually fed to an animal during times when winter, drought, or other conditions make pasture unavailable. Animals that can eat hay vary in the types of grasses suitable for consumption, the ways they ...
This process allows forage and roughage exporters to inspect and package the hay prior to shipping. In Australia, Oaten hay is the most common type of export hay. Alfalfa (also known as lucerne in Australia) is also grown for export hay, often under irrigation, and is the most common type of export hay in the U.S.
A perennial grain is a grain crop that lives and remains productive for two or more years, rather than growing for only one season before harvest, like most grains and annual crops. While many fruit , nut and forage crops are long-lived perennial plants , all major grain crops presently used in large-scale agriculture are annuals or short-lived ...
Nutrition trends not only impact people's eating habits, but can also influence daily food choices. The team of food and nutrition experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute have compiled a new ...
The first book has four chapters – on inclosing lands; of pastures, and meadow lands, how to improve them, and defend by banks from floods and tides; and of making hay; and of several sorts of grass seeds, as clover, sainfoin, and lucerne, – ray grass, trefoil, and several other grasses.
"Emily in Paris" star Lily Collins and her husband of three years, Charlie McDowell, thanked "our incredible surrogate" for birthing Tove Jane.
Oxford also expects the economy to grow 1.4% this year, well below the 2.6% gain it had expected, assuming the China, Canada and Mexican tariffs are imposed and remain in effect. 'I can either ...