A well-stocked hay inventory is one of the best forms of insurance a livestock producer can have, says Caleb O’Neal, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in plant science. By renting ...

There are a lot of pressures on profitability right now. The more grazing we can do in the late fall and early winter, the longer our hay supplies will last. Having a rested tall fescue pasture (not ...

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 ...

Start stockpiling tall fescue in mid-August to extend the grazing season and reduce the need to feed hay. “Winter feed costs are the cattle producer’s biggest single expense,” University of Missouri ...

Stockpiling is allowing grass to grow undisturbed for use at a later time. In the case of tall fescue in Missouri, the time to start stockpiling is Aug. 15. “With stockpiling, the pasture is left ...

One of the wetter years could definitely be words we might use with the ample rain-fall we have received this year beginning in the winter and continuing on through the summer. While there have been a ...

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 ...