Water, the “lifeline” of agriculture, isunder severe strain due to excessive aquifer withdrawal, minimal recharge, and changing rain patterns worldwide. To sustain the agriculture and livestock industry under future extreme environments, drought tolerant and low nutrient requiring crops and forages can be ideal alternatives. My research focuses on assessing the agronomic and nutritional characterisitcs of crops and forages, like corn, sorhgum, and pearl millet under varying cultural management practices to develop diverse production systems that a resilient to climatic and market changes.