(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A field of cut alfalfa in Delta on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Tribune journalists recently culled and analyzed data to report that Utah’s alfalfa and hay crops account for 0.2% of the state’s gross domestic product each year and use 68% of our state’s available water.
Holly Mullen has been a reporter, editor and columnist at several news organizations across the country throughout her career.