Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...

It’s about time for fall planting of cool season bluegrass and tall fescue grasses. Overseeding requires many steps, but one of the most important is choosing a quality seed. All grass seed is not the ...

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley ...

A pasture improvement research program features looking at summer-dormant tall fescue grasses as an alternative to winter wheat pastures. The climate is changing and the fescue is reliable in the ...

The USDA has cleared the way for cultivation of genetically modified tall fescue without conducting an environmental review of the new crop. The Scotts Miracle-Gro company developed the ...

Researchers have discovered that inserting a specific gene from a bacterial virus into tall fescue grass makes the grass resistant to two of its biggest enemies. Researchers at North Carolina State ...

It’s possible that once the heat of summer lets up, your lawn will green up again on its own. Johnson County Extension Many people believe overseeding the lawn is an annual practice. The goal of a ...

That image of the American Dream as a lawn and white picket fence is an outdated one, especially with the ongoing U.S. housing crisis that sees a dearth of over 4 million homes. But lawns can still be ...

On average, Americans eat more than 50 pounds of beef each year (according to USDA estimates). But what do beef cattle eat? In the eastern United States, beef cattle often eat tall fescue, a ...

Q: I have very large Arizona ash trees in our yard and our Bermuda lawn has gradually died out. Winter rye burns up during the summer; are there any other lawn options? Q: I have very large Arizona ...

Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...

Last week, a crew mowed the sweeping lawn in front of Wheatland, the home of former President James Buchanan. Not a big deal for folks who mow their lawn weekly. This mowing, however, was the first ...