“Missouri livestock producers have some options to manage tall fescue seed head development and the toxic endophyte issues we have in Missouri,” says Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri ...

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

It’s most dramatic in autumn when the airy, straw-colored seed heads form. Unlike a conventional lawn, this garden of grasses and sedges in an area about 20 by 40 feet needs watering but once a ...

Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) is considered one of the world's most troublesome weeds. The summer annual weed pokes its head ...

"Seed heads accumulate toxic ergovaline created by the fungus inside tall fescue leaves," Roberts said.If you wrap toxic fescue, you preserve the toxins. "As hay dries and is baled, the toxin ...

The fescue-blend grass requires mowing only once a year, when the seed-heads emerge in the spring. However, some homeowners mow it monthly to maintain a height of about 4 inches, according to the ...

Fescue is a nutrient rich, cool-season forage option for area ranchers. Despite its dense, lush appearance, fescue could be to blame for rate of gain and conception complications in cattle.

While the best time of year to reseed fescue lawns is in the fall, the second-best time is now. So, if your best intentions to get that seed down last fall went unfulfilled, it’s time to get ...

If you have fescue in your lawn, now is the perfect time to reseed it. ... When shopping for fescue seeds, it good to purchase a seed mix rather than a product that is all the same type of seed.