Alfagraze Alfalfa

Dairymen and cattlemen across America are using alfalfa grazing systems to increase production. These producers know grazing alfalfa increases milk and meat production, lowers feed bills and reduces harvest expense. Until now these producers shared a common problem: Getting good hay yields from grazing varieties was difficult and intense grazing severely cut the stand and life of proven hay varieties.

But back in 1978, Dr. Joe Bouton, UGA alfalfa breeder, began work to solve this problem. In a unique 12-year project, he torture-tested over 1,100 alfalfa entries under repeated, intense, carefully monitored grazing pressure--the most extensive animal performance testing ever conducted. Selections from the last few hardy survivors became the parent plants used to develop a new breakthrough type of alfalfa: Alfagraze.

Alfagraze is a one-of-a-kind alfalfa variety. Specially selected for superior grazing tolerance, Alfagraze features the upright growth habit of conventional hay varieties. Because Alfagraze is not a creeping or spreading type, producers have the choice to manage Alfagraze for both grazing and haying.