The Farmer's Weblog

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Potassium essential for alfalfa production
Enough potassium and phosphorus should be returned to the soil each year to replace fertility removed with hay harvest except on very high-test soils. Each ton of hay removes about 50 pounds of potash and 15 pounds of phosphorous.
7:10:40 PM    comment []

Feds to rule on Imperial's share of Colorado River water
"SAN DIEGO - The Bush administration is expected to announce this week the results of a closely watched review examining whether farmers in California's Imperial Valley are wasting Colorado River water and should receive less from the drought-stricken waterway.

Imperial County, the state's poorest, pours about 1 trillion gallons of Colorado River water - three-quarters of the state's share of the river - across sun-baked fields to produce $1 billion worth of food each year. The major crop is alfalfa, a thirsty, low-value crop used to feed livestock. "
7:06:13 PM    comment []

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