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Alfalfa

Published April 16, 2014 at 144 × 192 in Cooperative Extension launches Living With Drought website and education
Photo of an Alfalfa field

Alfalfa in bloom. One hundred percent of cropland in Nevada is irrigated, and more than 90 percent of it is used to produce hay, making the drought a real challenge for Nevada farmers.

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