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 ...

If it's not dealing with disease and heat stress, tall fescue is a fast-growing grass that can end up requiring mowing as often as twice a week to keep it at a height of 2 to 3 inches.

Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension forage specialist.

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 ...

Start stockpiling tall fescue in mid-August to extend the grazing season and reduce the need to feed hay. “Winter feed costs are the cattle producer’s biggest single expense,” University of ...

There are a lot of pressures on profitability right now. The more grazing we can do in the late fall and early winter, the longer our hay supplies will last. Having a rested tall fescue pasture ...

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a widely cultivated cool-season turfgrass and forage species worldwide, thriving best between 15°C and 25°C. Temperatures above 35°C can cause irreversible ...