Controlling Cool-Season Invaders
October 23, 2009
Cheatgrass, downy brome, bluegrass, smooth brome and other cool-season plants have invaded many warm-season grass pastures and rangeland. This invasion shifts good grazing away from summer and toward spring when most folks have plenty of pasture anyway.
Adding Legumes to Pastures
October 23, 2009
Adding legumes to hay meadows and cool-season pastures is the best way to increase forage quality and animal performance from these forages. Legumes add protein and are readily consumer and digested by animals. Legumes also make their own nitrogen, which means fertilizer costs may decrease.