Forages support livestock industries and rank second among all farm commodities for on-farm cash value in the PNW states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.� Eight percent of cropland is classified as pasture for a total of 660,330 acres. There are 18.5 million acres of permanent pasture and rangeland in addition to cropland and woodland pasture area under private ownership, and 35.6 million acres of rangeland under public management. The proportion of total forage land area classified as rangeland is 9% in Washington, 15% in Oregon, and 41% in Idaho.� Sixty-two percent of Idaho's land area produces forage, including approximately 47% of the state's acreage suitable for crop production.� In addition, domestic and wild animals graze some forest land.� Forages are an essential component of livestock production, making up nearly 80% of the diet of the 4.5 million cattle in the PNW.� Forage crops in the PNW such as alfalfa (lucerne) (Medicago sativa�L.) and other hay crops were valued at $2.6 billion, 12% of total U.S. forage value for 2014. Forage, pasture, and range lands in the PNW are vital to sustainable agriculture in the region.
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