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The potential of guayule for commercial rubber production in the southwest

As global rubber supplies face mounting pressures, the resilient guayule plant offers a sustainable, domestic source for high-value rubber products, and a promising alternative crop for Southwest farmers. Native to the Chihuahuan Desert, guayule uses much less water than other commodity crops grown in the arid Southwest. Read more here about where rubber comes from, and the research being done by the USDA Agricultural Research Service