Why would someone want to grow milkweed? I had some growing in my pasture last year and didn't think super highly of it

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A pasture with livestock is not great because the plant’s toxins affect the cow heart rate. Anywhere else, perfect. Milkweed are the host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. With the down trend in migratory monarchs in North America over the past 25 years. Milkweeds are one thing they need to reproduce. Reducing pesticides and limiting milkweed habitat loss can also help the monarch butterfly.