Wisconsin may be a top alfalfa producing state, but that doesn’t mean alfalfa is increasing in acreage. The number of acres used for alfalfa has been steadily declining over the past two decades. Because of it’s importance to the dairy industry, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW Madison is exploring ways to keep alfalfa in the crop rotation. Mark Renz is a professor and extension specialist with UW-Madison, focusing research on the interseeding of alfalfa with corn. He shares how this practice can help stop the decline of alfalfa acreage. 

Wisconsin may be a top alfalfa producing state, but that doesn’t mean alfalfa is increasing in acreage. The number of acres used for alfalfa has been steadily declining over the past two decades. Because of it’s importance to the dairy industry, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW Madison is exploring ways to keep alfalfa in the crop rotation. Mark Renz is a professor and extension specialist with UW-Madison, focusing research on the interseeding of alfalfa with corn. He shares how this practice can help stop the decline of alfalfa acreage.

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