Bermudagrass Masters
Farmers in northwestern Arkansas are proving they can consistently produce high-quality bermudagrass hay. They have won nearly every hay contest entered...
Pulling Out P
Dairy operations with excessive soil phosphorus (P) may be able to solve the problem with warm-season grasses. Intensively managed warm-season grasses...
Billbugs Chomp On Grass Hay
An explosion of billbugs reduced orchardgrass hay production by 40% in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania last summer, says Randy Hays, field representative...
Problem Solvers
Mike Casler is optimistic that four perennial grass varieties he developed will eliminate some of the problems growers have with current varieties. The...
Grass Hay For Dessert
An extra nightly trip around the barn to feed grass hay is worth the effort, says Ken Schefers. After we feed the evening TMR, each cow gets 3 lbs of...
Low-K Grass Persists
Cool-season grasses will persist for several years without potassium (K) fertilizer, say Cornell University researchers. They evaluated reed canarygrass,...
Bermudagrass Moves North
Bermudagrass, traditionally a foundation of forage systems in the lower and middle South, is moving north. Consider the experience at Hedeman Farms in...
TAMING Fescue's Toxins
Toxic tall fescue has been around so long many producers no longer recognize its devastation, says Craig Roberts, a University of Missouri extension forage...
Fescue Might Replace Winter Annuals
A Texas A&M University researcher is looking at using tall fescue to replace annual winter forages in East Texas....
New Book Analyzes Tall Fescue Fungus
A new book addresses every aspect of naturally occurring toxins in pasture grasses ¬– a huge problem for livestock producers....
