Tall fescue grass is a great option for regions with cold winters and hot summers; however, there are disadvantages to planting it in your yard.

Most tall fescue lawns can benefit from a few early fall practices including topdressing with ¼ to ½ inch of compost, overseeding, and if you haven’t applied any fertilizer at all or since the ...

Tall fescue is the most heat and drought tolerant of the cool-season or northern grasses. Reasons for the increased popularity of tall fescue include good shade tolerance compared to warm-season ...

Fescue is a catch-all term often used to describe a broad group of grasses. There are many different types of fescues – sheep’s fescue, creeping red fescue, tall fescue, chewings fescue – to name just ...

As warming temperatures enable tall fescue to move northward, scientists and ranchers are racing to stop its expansion.

However, lambs on toxic fescue with 0.33% red clover extract consumed 15% more overall and 6% more digestible organic matter than those provided with toxic fescue without the red clover extract.

Another grass that needs less water, though not necessarily less fertilizer, is tall fescue. Tall fescue has deep roots, which makes it better able to soak up water when other grasses can't.

Landowners desiring to manage their land for wildlife need to be aware that tall fescue is considered unusable space for wildlife, like deer, turkey, quail, and rabbits.

However, Wayne Long of the University of Kentucky's Department of Agronomy provided some insight on pasture management in Central Kentucky and stressed the dangers of tall fescue toxicosis.

It's been the talk of the U.S. Open so far, and it will likely make an impact on golfers over the weekend. The fescue at Erin Hills has been trouble for many.

Fescue is a catch-all term often used to describe a broad group of grasses. There are many different types of fescues – sheep’s fescue, creeping red fescue, tall fescue, chewings fescue – to name just ...