(courtesy High Country News)
There’s a drama playing out in an unlikely place: the alfalfa fields of southern Idaho. It pits farmer against farmer in a struggle that could shape the future of American agriculture. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand talks to High Country News contributing editor Matt Jenkins about genetically modified alfalfa—and Idaho’s role in it’s creation and current ban.
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Roundup being sprayed on Idaho alfalfa field © HCN
"Escaped" alfalfa in a vacant lot in Nampa, Idaho © HCN
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Guy Hand is a writer, public radio producer and photographer specializing in food and agriculture.
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