alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə 
: a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and forage
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Ortega recalled having already been trained as a 3-year-old in Mexico to cut alfalfa and become a farmworker, the only job all members of his family had ever held.
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Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The farm grew apples, almonds and alfalfa, and, by 2001, McAfee had expanded into commercial dairy.
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.
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Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Upper Basin agricultural users at the center of the Colorado River swap proposal, like Utah alfalfa farmers, on average earn less than $250 per acre-foot of water used—more than 10 times less than the cost of Carlsbad desal.
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Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
The farm grew apples, almonds and alfalfa, and, by 2001, McAfee had expanded into commercial dairy.
—
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Blue skies extended to the horizon, and a small colony of tents, camper vans and motorhomes sprawled out across the lush alfalfa fields.
—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Upper Basin agricultural users at the center of the Colorado River swap proposal, like Utah alfalfa farmers, on average earn less than $250 per acre-foot of water used—more than 10 times less than the cost of Carlsbad desal.
—
Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə
: a deep-rooted southwest Asian plant of the legume family with purple flowers and leaves like clover that is widely grown for hay and forage
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