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USDA/NIFA invests $2.9 million for research and extension on alfalfa productivity, resilience, quality, and marketing


USA
September 23, 2021

NIFA recently awarded five grants(link is external) for integrated research to increase alfalfa yield and quality; improve harvest and storage systems; and extension efforts to support alfalfa marketing through better yield and quality estimate methods. These grants are part of the Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS(link is external)), which supports collaborative research and extension to improve efficiency and sustainability of conventional and organic alfalfa production. AFRP encourages projects that bring together expertise from multiple disciplines, organizations, and states, for greater impact and for enhanced effectiveness of limited state, federal, and industry resources.



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Published: September 28, 2021

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