alfalfa
Cow hay crop
Alfalfa is a plant grown primarily as feed for livestock, prized for its high protein content and ability to fix nitrogen in soil.
The sprouts appear in salads and sandwiches as a health food: a sandwich piled with alfalfa sprouts.
Also called lucerne, especially in British English.
Feeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
silage · feedstuff · hay · horses · sheep · goats · ruminants · feed
Converting N₂ to ammonia
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
- vetchLeguminous climbing herb
pulse · leguminous · cover crop · symbiotic · inoculant · taproot · pea · rotation
Fostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- acreageAmount of land owned
seed drill · pesticide · farmland · tractor · tillage · sowing · cutting · windrow
Folded amino chain
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
iron · fiber · antioxidants · chlorophyll · phytoestrogen · isoflavone · amino acids · folate
Immature edible seedlings
- saladCold dressed vegetables
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- rawIn original state
- crunchyBreaking with sound
garnish · health food · fresh · shoots · germination · seedling · nutritious · topping
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
fodder · silage · feedstuff · hay · horses · sheep · goats · ruminants · feed · browsing
nitrogen-fixing
Converting N₂ to ammonia
vetch · pulse · leguminous · cover crop · symbiotic · inoculant · taproot · pea · rotation
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
acreage · seed drill · pesticide · farmland · tractor · tillage · sowing · cutting · windrow · baling
protein
Folded amino chain
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
magnesium · iron · fiber · antioxidants · chlorophyll · phytoestrogen · isoflavone · amino acids · folate · carotene
microgreens
Immature edible seedlings
crunchy · garnish · health food · fresh · shoots · germination · seedling · nutritious · topping · juice
- Pasturespaddocks, grasslands, meadows, rangelands, grazing lands
- feed ingredientsbran, wheat bran, rice bran, oat bran, middlings
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- American Farmingfamily farms, corn, wheat, hay, farmsteads
- ganaderiatoro, vaquero, corral, rancho, hacienda
- alfalfa sproutsGerminated legume seedlings
- alfalfa fieldCultivated forage crop area