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Darrel Franson started a second career in 1993 when his family moved from Wisconsin to Mt. Vernon, MO. The former cooperative manager found that raising a beef herd on toxic tall fescue was challenging, so slowly started renovating pastures to novel-endophyte fescue and doesn't regret the cost, he says. The benefits of having a healthy, more-productive herd are paying off, Franson says. For more, see our story, "Taking The Toxic Out Of Tall Fescue."

The Minnesota Horse Expo celebrated its 30th year the weekend of April 27-29. The Minnesota State Fair Grounds once again played host to this fun and exciting event, which featured some 800 vendor and display booths and showcased more than 50 different horse breeds.

A new mid-range tractor series, a baler-mounted hay moisture tester as well as a mounted bale scale, utility vehicle and dolly for large wheels are examined in our Product Preview for April.

These University of Kentucky photos of orchardgrass show the difference between continuously grazed (left plant, clipped to 1” initially and weekly the next four weeks) and rotationally grazed (right plant, initially clipped to 3½” and once again at 3½” four weeks later). Visit www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage.to view time-lapse video of orchardgrass regrowth.