Fall armyworms are emerging earlier than usual in west Wichita, and local experts say numbers are already higher than last year.

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

It’s no secret that biodiversity in New York and across the U.S. is at grave risk, a risk that is ultimately far worse – big picture – than a sting ...

Horses are selective grazers that prefer some cool-season grasses over others in pasture. But what about in hay? Researchers at The Ohio State University evaluated horse preference of seven ...

Tall fescue pastures turn up the heat Cattle grazing on tall fescue grass when temperatures rise is a recipe for disaster. Toxic endophytes in fescue can turn up the cattle’s body heat.

Cattle grazing on tall fescue grass when temperatures rise is a recipe for disaster.Toxic endophytes in fescue can turn up the cattle’s body heat. Their efforts to ...

Yellow nutsedge and tall fescue are two weeds that are difficult to confuse for one another, except for one characteristic they have in common.

Striking a Balance with Fescue-based Pastures See why one rancher has a love-hate relationship with the tall fescue that makes up most of his pastures and what he’s doing about it.

KY 31 tall fescue are is infected with endophyte fungus that produces chemicals toxic to livestock and wildlife. In lab tests animals fed endophyte-infected fescue diets exhibited lower sperm ...

By late winter, concentrations are low and considered nontoxic. Toxicity of tall fescue decreases by at least 30% in stored hay during the first month. However, high-moisture options such as baleage ...

Nitrogen boosts tall fescue yields, but it also increases toxic ergot alkaloid production. Failure to provide a nitrogen source such as fertilizer or an interseeded legume to hayfields and pastures ...