Does anybodyy tried alfalfa? is it a tablet or a juice? What is this for? Sorry guys, i just don;t have any idea what is this for and i just want to know if you have tried this before.
2007-03-06 09:28:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Alfalfa is one of the leading forage crops. It was first originated in Asia before 700 BC. It was thought to have been cultivated first in Iran. From South America, alfalfa was first brought to California during the Gold Rush. From California, the crops spread to the Midwest and then further eastward.
The common name of alfalfa issued in the U.S. , but Europeans call the crop Lucerne. Regardless of the common name, the crop is a herbaceous perennial that can produce large amounts of nutritious forage material. The energy and protein yield/acre by alfalfa rivals that of a corn crop used for silage purposes. It is considered the "Queen" or "Cadillac" of forages. The alfalfa crop can be used as a pasture, hay, or silage crop. It can also be cut and dehydrated to make protein rich meal or pellets for livestock.
If alfalfa is grazed, an intensive rotational grazing program has been shown to be most productive, while insuring alfalfa survival. Allowing livestock to graze for 3 days, then giving alfalfa 30 days for recovery, works well. Using this approach to graze alfalfa obviously involves partitioning the pasture area into smaller areas. Thus, fencing can be an added cost of using alfalfa in this manner. Intensive grazing is not much different than harvesting alfalfa for hay, where forage is cut, baled , and hauled away. Hay harvest can occur every 30 to 35 days during the growing season if weather permits normal rates of regrowth.
The "Queen of Forages", alfalfa is not only the oldest cultivated forage crop in the US, but it is one of the most palatable and nutritious. Alfalfa is rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals. And, when cut prior to bloom, it is low in fiber and high in energy. Thus, it is prized as a primary component in dairy cattle rations and is an important feed for horses, beef cattle, sheep, and milk goats.
2007-03-06 10:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by wineduchess 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a tv show from the late 80's to early 90's about a wise-cracking space alien who was furry and his favorite food was cats...I think there were two of them...I think Alf was the dad and Alfalfa was his son.
2007-03-06 17:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by krypto'nstreaky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is a scientific name of a green vegetable using for animals, particularly horses and cows. in arid zones of the world, can grow 7 times a year when they cut it. for evaluation of evaporation in a land, it is a good vegetable to assumes the area is full of water.
2007-03-06 17:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by d* d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a rich hay for horses, and its expensive, they make pills for people and pellets rabbits, and a character on little rascals
2007-03-06 17:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by Denny O 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a sprout, and has a very mild flavor - it DOES NOT taste like grass, so don't worry about that. It's actually sort of nutty in taste, but nice and crunchy.
2007-03-06 17:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by puppyfred 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfalfa
read this,
2007-03-06 17:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by steven m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋