Western Kentucky Summer Forage Tour: Reviving a Rundown Farm
Farm and Tour Description: When Bub and Lakayah Daugherty purchased D&D Farm in 2013, they set a goal to raise cattle and be profitable. Bub wanted to break the mold and raise cattle differently than the way most in the area had been doing for several generations. Technology and ideas on how to graze cattle […]
Read More →Stockpiling Tall Fescue
With proper grazing management and well-timed fertilizer applications, stockpiling fescue can be a good way to get more forage and keep costs down.
Read More →Stockpiling Tall Fescue – Start Planning Now Because You’ll Need to Be Ready in July
Spring has barely arrived, and some of you may not even have moved your animals to pasture. So why are we talking about stockpiling? Because as you’re putting your grazing plan together, knowing what you have to do to extend your grazing season will help you make sure you get there.
Read More →Tall Fescue: High-Yielding Forage Grass or Toxic and Invasive Weed?
During his travels around the state in 1931, Dr. E.N. Fergus of University of Kentucky observed a patch of grass that he thought was worthy of further study. He collected and increased (i.e., several cycles of planting and harvesting) the seeds, and in 1943 released the tall fescue variety known as Kentucky-31. Interestingly, this variety now […]
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