NEXFEED IS AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EFFORT WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OFSTRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. NEXFEED WILL STRENGTHEN PRODUCTIONSYSTEMS WITH THE ADOPTION OF MULTICROPPING TO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES, AND NOVELFEED GRAINS WITH TRAITS TO ENHANCE ANIMAL PERFORMANCE. WITH THE URGENCY OF THE OGALLALA'SDECLINE, STAKEHOLDERS SYSTEMS BASED CHANGE TO CONSERVE AND EXTEND THE OGALLALA AQUIFER.THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CATTLE FEEDING CAN SERVE TO PROMOTE RAPID ADOPTION OF CROPTOOLS THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINING USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.FEEDLOT CATTLE PRODUCTION IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED WITHIN THE HIGH PLAINS REGION, ANDCONSTITUTES A MAJOR CONSUMPTIVE MARKET FOR CEREAL GRAINS. OVERLAYING THIS REGION IS A HIGHCONCENTRATION OF SORGHUM PRODUCTION, CATALYZED BY THE CROP'S SUITABILITY FOR CULTIVATIONUNDER THE SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS. IN SPITE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SORGHUMPRODUCTION TO FEEDLOT CATTLE PRODUCTION, ITS USE IN COMMERCIAL FEEDLOTS IS RELATIVELY LIMITEDDUE TO PERCEPTIONS OF INFERIORITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE COMPARED TO OTHER CEREALS.NEXFEED HYPOTHESIZES THAT INTRODUCTION OF SORGHUMS WITH TRAITS FOR ANIMAL PERFORMANCE WILLINCREASE SORGHUM PLANTINGS IN CROPPING SYSTEMS, AND UTILIZATION OF SORGHUM AS A FEEDSTUFF.THE KEY OUTPUT PRODUCTS ARE IDENTIFICATION OF READILY ADOPTABLE SORGHUM PRODUCTS WITH FEEDTRAITS, AND A GUIDANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE GENERATION OF FEED TRAIT SORGHUM. THESEOUTPUTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG-RANGE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMBINED SYSTEM OF PLANT ANDANIMAL PRACTICES IN THE HIGH PLAINS REGION WITH IDENTIFICATION OF SORGHUM TECHNOLOGIES THATBALANCE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION.