Frost seeding on farms can begin in late February through March. Ideally, you are getting the seed out just a few weeks ...

Mud and snow will eventually give way to green pasture. When it does, what will you see? Have you spent much time really ...

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 ...

Weeds are often not desirable in pastures for many reasons ... the percent of undesirable species and/or bare ground must be known to decide if over-seeding or renovation will be necessary to improve ...

Letting your grasses have enough rest in between grazing is a major factor in having lush pastures or scrubby, ...

By Betsy Gilkerson Wieland, University of Minnesota Extension Spring is an important time of year for pasture care. Here is a list of things you can do in the next couple months to get your ...

One of the best management practices that beef producers can utilize is the addition of legumes into their pastures. For example, a stand of 30% clover will provide all the ...

Despite a drier-than-average 2024-year, serradella commonly provided good winter and spring feed, plus built soil nitrogen ...

There are several techniques for reintroducing clover into pastures including no-till seeding, minimum tillage, and frost seeding. Of these techniques, frost seeding requires the least amount of ...

Pasture fertility during challenging years can ... However, they hinge on one big thing—having seed available to plant. Seed supplies fluctuate annually. Last year saw low supplies for common ...

Even after the plants start going to seed, forage quality and protein content remain high much longer than other pasture species. Also, trefoil is low in the estrogens that cause breeding problems, ...

Pasture renewal is the process of replacing older, less productive pastures with a completely new pasture. Often this is taking the worst or most ...