“Missouri livestock producers have some options to manage tall fescue seed head development and the toxic endophyte issues we have in Missouri,” says Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri Extension ...

Making hay is more than working between rains.Grass seed heads have a bigger impact on hay quality than wet weather, so for best nutrition, hay must be cut before grass transfers nutrients from the ...

Livestock producers who graze fescue pastures should always have fescue toxicosis in mind. Tall fescue is a cool-season, high-quality perennial grass that thrives in moderate temperatures with ...

If you’re having trouble getting grass to grow in a shady area of your yard, your best option may be a cool-season grass called tall fescue. However, tall fescue must receive at least three to four ...

People later learned the variety of tall fescue grass contains an endophyte, or a fungus, that helps make the grass so hardy but is toxic to cattle. The fescue toxicosis is more of a challenge after ...

HOUSTON, Aug. 29, 2005 – New research by biologists at Rice University, Indiana University and George Mason University reveals how some non-native fescue grass gets a leg up over competing native ...