That’s not just a load of hay you see rumbling by on Western highways during summer months. Those hay bales form the foundation of rural agriculture in many Western communities. Alfalfa is a major ...

McMullen Valley has ancient aquifers, which hold groundwater supplies for the region. But locals say their wells are drying up now that an Emirati business began farming alfalfa. WENDEN, Arizona (AP) ...

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... Amid a water crisis, Arizona is using lots of it ...

Farms in western Arizona are growing alfalfa – one of the most water-intensive crops – in an area where there's a shortage of water. Some farms are foreign-owned and are shipping the crop to Saudi ...

One good whiff is all it takes to send Paloma into a giddy gallop for the barn, where her human pals are loading bunks with luscious, leafy alfalfa hay. The nutrition-rich forage is like cake to the ...