Todd,

The easy answer is “no.”  It’s illegal to use Roundup Ready alfalfa for wildlife food plots.  This isn’t due to any potential harm to wildlife, but rather due to the patent on the technology and fear that it won’t be mowed before it produces seed and might interbred with non Roundup Ready alfalfa.

In addition, I’m not a big fan of any alfalfa for food plots.  Alfalfa requires a huge amount of maintenance to keep it producing quality forage. It must be mowed more frequently than clover and the mowed hay removed or it will shade out the crop and result in killing a portion of the stems.  

Where alfalfa is grown and maintained professionally it provides quality forage that deer will consume. However, this level of maintenance is rarely practical for food plot farmers.

Enjoy creation,

grant