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Colorado River debate puts thirsty alfalfa in the crosshairs. Could alternatives to the “queen of forage” save water?

Researchers with Colorado State University are testing other crops

Perry Cabot, center, an extension professor of irrigation and water resources for the Western Colorado Research Center Grand Valley Agricultural Experiment Station, prepares a drone for flight over fields with research associates Bill Szasz, left, and Michael Lobato, right, in Fruita, Colorado, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Perry Cabot, center, an extension professor of irrigation and water resources for the Western Colorado Research Center Grand Valley Agricultural Experiment Station, prepares a drone for flight over fields with research associates Bill Szasz, left, and Michael Lobato, right, in Fruita, Colorado, on Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Part of the challenge is making sure those alternatives are easy for farmers to grow.
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