AgWeb

Getting the Quality out of 2nd Cutting Fescue Hay

Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...
Quincy Herald-Whig

Grass seed heads have big impact on hay quality

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact on hay quality than wet weather, so for best nutrition, hay must be cut before grass transfers nutrients from the ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Backyard Gardener: Turf-type fescue grasses for the lawn

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...
The Journal

If you still have grass, grow now, graze later

Small pockets of Missouri pastures may have gone unscathed by 2023 drought. Those lucky enough to have grass should consider stockpiling tall fescue, says University of Missouri Extension state forage ...
Gizmodo

A Toxic Grass Is Spreading in the U.S., Threatening Livestock

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nonprofit news ...
The Journal

Timing, flexibility key to grazing tall fescue spring flush

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley ...