Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 9, 2025 shows a farm machinery operator driving a machine to sow alfalfa at an alfalfa planting base in Cele County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 10, 2025 shows an alfalfa planting demonstration base in Hotan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 9, 2025 shows a farm machinery operator driving a machine to sow alfalfa at an alfalfa planting base in Cele County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 10, 2025 shows a farm machinery operator driving a machine to harvest alfalfa at an alfalfa planting demonstration base in Hotan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

Alfalfa Planting Demonstration Base - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 9, 2025 shows farmers adding alfalfa seeds to a planter at an alfalfa planting base in Cele County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Alfalfa planting has provided stable forage supply for the local animal husbandry. Meanwhile, a "cooperative plus enterprise" development mode made it possible to establish a complete industrial chain of alfalfa planting, processing and sales in Hotan, which not only helped to build an ecological barrier, but also boosted income of farmers. Photo by Xinhua/Ding Lei/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

Farming in Aveyron During The Heatwave - France

A young farmer is raising ewes in Aveyron. Despite the hot weather, the work continues. He is mowing the alfalfa that will be used to feed the ewes. Two generations keep the farm going in Arvieu, France, on August 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Illustration Alfalfa Field - France

Alfalfa field illustration on July 20, 2024 in St Qernin, Aude, France . Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

ChineseToday | Ecological researcher dedicates himself to desertification control in northeast China's Liaoning

ChineseToday | Ecological researcher dedicates himself to desertification control in northeast China's Liaoning

(240601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Lyu Linyou checks the growth of alfalfa in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2024. In 2004, 24-year-old Lyu Linyou joined the former provincial institute of sandy land utilization, which is now the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, after graduation. Initially, Lyu specialized in grass science and had no clear idea about sand control. He learned from senior colleagues and local farmers in Zhangwu County, accumulating experience and gradually becoming determined to apply his knowledge to sand control. Located on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land, Zhangwu was once plagued by sand and dust storms. Historically, 96 percent of Zhangwu County's total area was desertified land. For the ecological management of desertified grasslands, Lyu introduced and tested over 400 varieties of grass and herb plants, ultimately selecting more than 50 suitable vari

ChineseToday | Ecological researcher dedicates himself to desertification control in northeast China's Liaoning

ChineseToday | Ecological researcher dedicates himself to desertification control in northeast China's Liaoning

(240601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Linyou checks the growth of alfalfa in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2024. In 2004, 24-year-old Lyu Linyou joined the former provincial institute of sandy land utilization, which is now the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, after graduation. Initially, Lyu specialized in grass science and had no clear idea about sand control. He learned from senior colleagues and local farmers in Zhangwu County, accumulating experience and gradually becoming determined to apply his knowledge to sand control. Located on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land, Zhangwu was once plagued by sand and dust storms. Historically, 96 percent of Zhangwu County's total area was desertified land. For the ecological management of desertified grasslands, Lyu introduced and tested over 400 varieties of grass and herb plants, ultimately selecting more than 50 suitable varieties. He also

NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter

STORY: NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: WUSU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of bundles of alfalfa grass being prepared and distributed 2. various of the nature reserve 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ADELIHAN MULATI, Deputy Chief of Resource Conservation and Forestry Department of Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch STORYLINE: Wild animals always face shortage of food in winters. Staff of a national nature reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang has lent their helping hands to wildlife. Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch covers a woodland area of about 400,000 mu (about 26,700 hectares), with over 170 species of wildlife, including black storks, Eurasian lynx, white swans, wapiti and others. The staff has purchased nearly 1,000 bundles of alfalfa grass and 3 tons of corn for wildlife recently. SOUN

SUDAN-KASSALA-FODDER MARKET

SUDAN-KASSALA-FODDER MARKET

(230726) -- KASSALA (SUDAN), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People sell alfalfa as fodder at a market in Kassala city, eastern Sudan, on July 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)

SUDAN-KASSALA-FODDER MARKET

SUDAN-KASSALA-FODDER MARKET

(230726) -- KASSALA (SUDAN), July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People sell alfalfa as fodder at a market in Kassala city, eastern Sudan, on July 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)

Western U.S. farmers face unprecedented wave of crop-eating insects

STORY: Western U.S. farmers face unprecedented wave of crop-eating insects DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:18 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mormon crickets STORYLINE: Millions of crop-eating insects called Mormon crickets have hatched in America's West and are threatening to destroy millions of acres of crops. The bugs have swept through Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. The insects are particularly attracted to wheat, safflower and alfalfa fields, and can leave a wake of destruction in their path. The bugs can't fly but can travel long distances by hopping and crawling, and have become an annoyance as they enter buildings and bring with them a rather unpleasant sensation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV)

Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media

STORY: Turkey seeks to rent foreign farmland to boost food supply: media DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Istanbul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the harvest 2 various of views in Istanbul 3 various of the market STORYLINE: Turkey is in talks with more than 10 countries to rent foreign farmland to grow food to meet domestic needs, local newspaper Hurriyet reported on Wednesday. The report said Turkish authorities have been meeting with officials from Venezuela, Ukraine, Sudan, and some other African and Latin American countries in consultation. Vahit Kirisci, minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said even though Turkey is self-sufficient in domestic consumption, the rented foreign farmland would provide Turkey with the capacity to export food. The focus will be on products such as sunflower, corn, cotton, sesame, sugarcane and alfalfa, which have a production shortfall in Turkey. Tropical fruit and vegetables such as pineapple, mango, avocado and canola are planned to

GLOBALink | Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13

STORY: Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13 DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: HOHHOT, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seeds 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SIYANG, Senior researcher at M-Grass STORYLINE: Chinese researchers have commenced breeding experiments on 12,000 seeds that were bred inside the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship in space for six months. The seeds, including alfalfa, oats and fungi, were selected by multiple research institutions last year. They were brought back to Earth by the Shenzhou-13 on April 16. Space breeding refers to the process of exposing seeds to cosmic radiation and microgravity during a spaceflight mission to mutate seed genes and then send them back to Earth to generate new species. Researchers at M-Grass, a tech enterprise in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, have conducted experiments on six grass strains onboard the Shenzhou-13. After further selection and planting, superior seed v

The Little Rascals (1994)

The Little Rascals (1994)

Bug Hall & Dog Characters: Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer & Film: The Little Rascals (1994) Director: Penelope Spheeris 05 August 1994 Date: 05 August 1994