The window to frost-seed opens soon. Adding diversity to a pasture can make it more productive than growing tall fescue alone. Diversity can also aid in reducing or diluting the effects of fescue ...

Grass pasture seed is a fundamental component of establishing lush and healthy pastures for livestock grazing, forage production, and erosion control. However, navigating the world of grass pasture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 2—Kentucky's weather conditions are predictably unpredictable. During the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council assembly in ...

Add legumes to grazing pastures to improve cow performance, soil health and forage production, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist in Cedar County. Now is the ...

The recent run of comparatively warm weather signals it’s time to start thinking pasture frost seeding. Mid-March to mid-April generally marks the best time for frost seeding pastures. Frost seeding ...

It is time to reseed pastures and hayfields for 2011. The following contains useful information to consider before you head to the fields this spring. Establishing grass-legume mixtures: Legumes are ...

In Indiana, pastures are generally (but not always) relegated to land that is too steep and rocky for row crops. The soils tend to be shallow, low in fertility, and droughty. The dominant plant ...

Ranch problems large and small are often solved around the dining room table. Recently we were sitting around one drinking coffee in Anton, and the conversation turned to seeding pastures. Frequently, ...

Cool temperatures and abundant rainfall create ideal conditions for forage producers to establish or thicken grass pastures and hayfields. "The continuous rainfall this summer was very good for forage ...

Birdsfoot trefoil is the best long-lived legume for growing in a mixture with Kentucky bluegrass as permanent pasture in the northern half of Indiana. It competes remarkably well with bluegrass under ...

Amy Barkley and Josh Putman, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY livestock and field crops specialists, will present virtual classes on pasture management on Thursday evenings starting Feb. 25.