Data Dump: Western Hay and Alfalfa Exports

☘️ ANNALS OF ALFALFA 🍀

Graph from the 1946 federal report, “The Colorado River: A Natural Menace Becomes a Natural Resource,” showing the value of livestock to Upper Basin states.

It seems like only a few years ago that a PR person from the East Coast emailed me to tell me how surprised she was to read in the Land Desk that alfalfa and other livestock f…