Managers on Kentucky horse farms prefer pastures used for grazing pregnant mares to be composed of Kentucky bluegrass and orchardgrass and little, if any, tall fescue. Most of the tall fescue in ...

A pasture improvement research program features looking at summer-dormant tall fescue grasses as an alternative to winter wheat pastures. The climate is changing and the fescue is reliable in the ...

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley ...

Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...

Novel endophyte tall fescue is good alternative forage whether you have horses, cattle or small ruminants. Below are some things to consider if you are thinking about converting part of your farm into ...

It is difficult to say for sure when it comes to predicting weather, but right now it looks like this year’s late summer and fall time period will be promising for getting good growth from stockpiled ...

Pastures dominated by perennial grass species form the base of animal/forage production systems worldwide and are vital to their economic sustainability. Tall fescue is a persistent cool-season ...

Fescue toxicosis (toxicosis is any disease condition due to poisoning) is caused when tall fescue (Festuca arundinacaea) becomes infected with the mold Acremonium coenophialum. This mold is an ...

FORT SMITH (AGFC) – Landowners desiring to manage their land for wildlife need to be aware that tall fescue provides no food or cover for species like deer, quail, rabbit, turkey and many other ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › One of the most popular grass types, tall fescue, which is native to the European ...

VERNON – A pasture improvement research program by Dr. Dariusz Malinowski has him looking at summer-dormant tall fescue grasses as an alternative to winter wheat pastures. But these aren’t the typical ...