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> Fondomonte trucks haul dried alfalfa off the property it uses and ships it back to the Middle East to feed cattle. According to Mayes, cows in Saudi Arabia ar
by gwbas1c 4y ago
> Fondomonte trucks haul dried alfalfa off the property it uses and ships it back to the Middle East to feed cattle. According to Mayes, cows in Saudi Arabia are essentially drinking Arizona water.
The above statement makes no sense. If cows are consuming dried alfalfa, how are they drinking?
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- Turing_Machine 4y ago"Dried" hay still contains a significant amount of water. > It is recommended to bale alfalfa when moisture is between 18 and 20% https://ag.umass.edu/crops-dairy-livestock-equine/fact-sheets/harvest-management-for-high-quality-alfalfa-hay https://ag.umass.edu/crops-dairy-livestock-equine/fact-sheet...