Producers wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the ...

Do chickens improve soil? Discover how to utilize chickens for pasture overseeding ahead of grazing livestock, such as cattle. If you’ve raised broiler chickens in mobile shelters on pasture, then you ...

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 ...

The negative impacts of drought, high nitrogen prices and other high prices associated with pasture management have left some pastures in the state in less-than-ideal condition. As the 2023 growing ...

Feb. 2—Kentucky's weather conditions are predictably unpredictable. During the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council assembly in November, board members discussed a possible shift in optimal timing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many pastures in Iowa were stressed in 2020 from the dry conditions, storm damage, or overgrazing. Consider improving pasture stands and forage production with either frost seeding or interseeding ...

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.

A handful of innovative farmers and Oregon State University researchers are improving grass-based pasture systems using techniques common in New Zealand but new to the Pacific Northwest. “We’ve got ...

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 ...