When Should I Cut My Fescue For Hay? – Livestock and Forages
Feed efficiency (lb of hay fed per lb of gain) is cut in half when comparing early-cut to late-cut, indicating you would have to feed twice as much late-cut hay to have similar gains. Okay, I realize the yield (lb per acre) is doubled for late cut and late …
Tall fescue: The good and the bad - Ag Proud
Tall fescue is one of the most predominant forage grass species throughout the “Fescue Belt” – middle to southeastern U.S. – and makes up over 10% of the U.S. land area or approximately 37 million acres.
Tall Fescue - MU Extension
1993年10月1日 · Fescue is the best adapted cool-season grass available for stockpiling (accumulating growth) for use in the fall and winter. Thus it can provide much of the fall and winter feed for a beef cow herd. Tall fescue should be part, not all, of a forage program.
Is Fescue Toxicosis a Problem in Hay? | OSU Sheep Team
2019年12月10日 · Research from the University of Missouri indicates that ergovaline and total ergot alkaloid levels decline significantly when tall fescue is cut, dried, and baled for hay. In their study, alkaloid levels dropped between approximately 30 to …
Tall Fescue - Penn State Extension
2023年12月6日 · Tall fescue is drought resistant, often staying green in peak summer, and maintains itself under rather limited fertility conditions. It is also ideal for wet pastures or hay fields, waterways, ditch and pond banks, and farm lots and lanes. It is the best grass for areas of heavy livestock and machinery traffic.
All fescue is not created equal | Hay and Forage Magazine
2024年10月14日 · The new consideration is that today’s tall fescue is not the same as your grandpa’s tall fescue. For the first 30 to 40 years of tall fescue use, the mainstay of all fescue pastures was the endophyte-infected Kentucky-31 (Ky31) variety.
Meadow Fescue Meadow fescue is a hardy grass used in hay and pasture mixtures. It grows best on deep, fertile soils, but will tolerate variable drainage and low fertility. Meadow fescue yields well during the summer and fall and maintain its feed quality …
Tall fescue (Festuca arudinacea Schreb.) is grown for hay and pasture on approximately two million acres in Arkansas and is the predominant perennial cool-season grass in the United States. Fescue was introduced from Europe in the late 19th century.
Tall Fescue - Species & Varieties | Forages - University of Georgia
Fescue produces its highest yields along creek bottoms in north Georgia. Production declines on hillsides and ridges as moisture becomes limiting. Tall fescue does not persist well in the Coastal Plain region, under normal growing conditions. Use tall fescue for grazing and hay production.
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