SOUTHWESTERN U.S. IS FACING INCREASING THREATS TO ITS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND FOOD SECURITY DUE TO THE RISING FREQUENCY OF PROLONGED DROUGHTS AND OVERDRAWN WATER RESOURCES. FORAGE CROPS IN PARTICULAR ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR UNSUSTAINABLE WATER USAGE PATTERNS AND CONSUME 70% OF THE TOTAL AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLY IN COLORADO RIVER BASIN, FURTHER EXACERBATING THE WATER SCARCITY IN THESE REGIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WATER EFFICIENT, DROUGHT TOLERANT CROPS ARE ADAPTED TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY OF KEY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STATES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. SILAGE SORGHUM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROMINENT ALTERNATIVE CROP FOR THIS PURPOSE WHICH CAN ENSURE THE FOOD SECURITY OF THE FUTURE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP WATER USE CURVES FOR SILAGE SORGHUM, ELIMINATING THE LACK OF INFORMATION ON REGION-SPECIFIC WATER-USE PATTERNS OF SORGHUM, WHICH HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING CHALLENGE TO EFFICIENT ADAPTION AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF SORGHUM IN THE REGION.