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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Blue fescue grass is a tough and hardy plant, ideal for growing in cooler, northern zones. For this reason, there is no reason to protect or winterize your plants.

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.

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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.

An old stand of infected fescue pasture should be sprayed to kill the toxic grass. About 10 days later a "smother crop" will be planted to continue the grass-killing recipe.