"If they’re on fescue and the forage is toxic, it costs performance. It’s just a matter of how much," Coffey said. Coincidentally, Coffey’s research has shown that tall fescue toxicity rises ...

Tall fescue adds to summer heat losses come in the form of less gain, weaker fertility and other health issues.

Time to Kill Toxic Fescue, When Grass Grows Strong. By University News Release May 19, 2015 "Now is the time to kill toxic tall fescue," says Craig Roberts, forage specialist. Pasture ...

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in ...

America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east.

“Livestock that consume toxic, endophyte-infected tall fescue experience decreased conception rates, milk production and feed intake. This decrease in livestock performance can cost livestock ...

As a forage, tall fescue is least preferred by white-tailed deer among cool-season forages. Undoubtedly, many of the toxic effects from tall fescue on wildlife that consume the seed or foliage are ...

References [1] Ruminal ergovaline and volatile fatty acid dynamics: Association with poor performance and a key growth regulator in steers grazing toxic tall fescue. Environmental Toxicology and ...

Brood mare owners have a number of management options available to manage the potential problems associated with toxic endophyte infected fescue. First of all, if you have a mare that is ...

America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a ...

Earlier Pasture Growth in 2012: Implications for Tall Fescue. By University of Kentucky College of Agriculture; February 24, 2012; In Kentucky and surrounding states, winter has been abnormally mild.