Alfalfa: Can It Be A Viable Grazing Forage?

Alfalfa: Can It Be A Viable Grazing Forage?

Summary

While most livestock producers in Nevada are dependent on public land for a majority of their forage, there is growing interest in increasing grazing capacity on private land. Grazing alfalfa has potential to increase grazing capacity on private ground for livestock producers by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, eliminating the need to add expensive nitrogen fertilizers, and building soil structure with its deep roots. This project will develop a grazing system that includes alfalfa as a dominant percentage of the total forage and minimize the effects of bloat, a common problem for producers growing alfalfa.