A recent High Plains Journal article highlights Chuck West's research on rethinking how to grow alfalfa as a part of a grazing system with reduced water consumption. West's version of alfalfa production stands in contrast with the more common interpretation of the crop as highly-irrigated and destined for cutting. Instead, his work is exploring the potential of interseeding alfalfa with grass pasture, resulting in a low-water use system that still taps into the high nutritive value and nitrogen-fixing capacity of alfalfa.
For more, see the CASNR NewsCenter article, or check out the High Plains Journal story.