Before fescue grew enough leaves to make hay, the grass matured. The plants set seed heads. Day length, not temperature or leaf growth, determines maturity.

State hay market summaries for the week ending July 5, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Market News Service.

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact ... tall fescue leaves," Roberts said.If you wrap toxic fescue, you preserve the toxins. "As hay dries and ...

Horses are selective grazers that prefer some cool-season grasses over others in pasture. But what about in hay? Researchers ...

It has been a dry fall and early winter for all of Pottawatomie County this year. Forages such as tall fescue and annual ryegrass have not fared well, and the coming spring may end up being one of ...

Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) is a beautiful ornamental grass known for its striking silvery-blue foliage. Because of its compact growth and drought-tolerant and low-maintenance na ...

June Grass Growth Doubles May’s Low Hay Production Grass grows in June just like it should have in May, ... It’s tough to make hay when we get rain every day.” Fescue seed harvest has started.

Historically, excess tall fescue forage is harvested as dry hay and fed to beef cows during winter. MIG + stocker cattle = $ However, an opportunity exists to make use of this spring flush with ...

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Forage type fescue are more of a bunch type grass, but when seeded at higher rates (10 pounds per 1,000 square feet) they can provide excellent coverage when mowed at 4 inches.

Planting tall fescue grass as a ground cover in peach orchards helps protect peach trees from nematodes that attack tree roots, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.