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Farmers are growing less alfalfa to feed their animals and more corn, which requires more nitrogen fertilizer. — Jesse Newman And Patrick Mcgroarty, WSJ, "Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America," 18 Jan. 2019 Top with ½ cup alfalfa sprouts, halved hard boiled egg and ½ avocado, quartered lengthwise. — Eleanore Park, WSJ, "How to Win the Weekday Lunch Game," 30 Aug. 2018 One great way to boost nitrogen is by planting leguminous cover crops, such as alfalfa, clover, hairy vetch, or peas. — Beth Hanson, Good Housekeeping, "Grow Healthier Crops Using These Natural Nitrogen Sources," 24 Aug. 2015 The area is surrounded by farm fields of alfalfa, pecans and other crops. — Farnaz Fassihi, WSJ, "Trump Defends Family-Separation Policy," 18 June 2018 Goldenrods, daisies, alfalfa, and yarrow will attract these helpful bugs. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "10 Insects You Should Actually Want Around Your Plants," 11 May 2016 Much of the acreage has been used for years to grow corn, wheat, potatoes, alfalfa and other crops. — Sven Berg, idahostatesman, "Star's growth is inevitable. Here's how it'll affect Boise and the Treasure Valley | Idaho Statesman," 4 May 2018 Even the American cheese involves coloring from bee-pollinated annatto, milk from dairy cows that eat bee-pollinated alfalfa, and an emulsifier made from soybeans, which can self-pollinate, but produce higher yields if bees are present. — Thor Hanson, WSJ, "The Plight of the Humble Bee," 29 June 2018 But if all goes according to plan, the alfalfa and seed oats now growing in two of the Brunsons' fields will be replaced next year by some 35,000 photovoltaic panels. — Hal Bernton, The Christian Science Monitor, "Solar panel proposal faces opposition in Washington State," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alfalfa.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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