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I know lots of people who grow only alfalfa out here. Some are family members. They sell it as feed, or rent out a field. Small farms. Less than 600 acres. Not
by watersb 5y ago
I know lots of people who grow only alfalfa out here. Some are family members. They sell it as feed, or rent out a field.
Small farms. Less than 600 acres. Not much water, here.
- kolbe 5y agoMy grandpa was from a similar area (the Tulelake basin), and before they had trouble with water rights, alfalfa was exclusively a rotation crop, but you are correct that when water becomes scarce, that it falls into a category of the only thing that can grow reliably. California is not a truly water scarce place kind of place--water is just political these days.