Howling Success
Danny Rumph's Cryin' Coyote Ranch sits in the midst of horse country near Houston, TX. It's the best place to be when you have 50,000 square bales of...
Seed Or Sprig?
Horse enthusiast-commercial hay grower Sid Pittman decided not to phone a contract sprigger when increasing his bermudagrass acreage last year. Instead,...
Solo Star
Orchardgrass doesn't need companionship. This cool-season grass is often seeded in pasture mixes, and probably is the most-popular grass for alfalfa-grass...
Better Bromes
Producers seeking a dual-purpose forage to be used first for haying and then stockpiling regrowth for fall and winter grazing may find their answer in...
Bermudagrass Needs Plenty Of Nutrients
Don’t let a soil nutrient shortage limit your bermudagrass yields, warn officials at the Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI)....
Seeded Bermudagrass Shows Promise
Seeded bermudagrass varieties could someday compete with top-yielding sprigged varieties, says a researcher at Texas A&M University’s Overton Research...
Filling A Tall Order
Homegrown energy has reached new heights with miscanthus, a 12' perennial grass. It's being tested in Illinois for use as a biomass crop and is passing...
Gamagrass Has Gusto
It often starts slowly, but picks up speed in its second year. By then it can yield up to 7 tons of forage per acre, with crude protein peaking as high...
Finer Tall Fescue
The newest type of tall fescue is gaining attention for pastures and hayfields due to its palatability, drought tolerance and other advantages. Europeans...
Test Small-Grain Hay For Nitrates
Hay made from small grains can poison cattle, warns Bruce Andersen, University of Nebraska forage specialist. Nitrate levels can be dangerously high,...
