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Conditions right for fescue foot

which caused fescue foot in cow herds. Fall growth after a drought produces more toxins in infected tall fescue grass. The poison develops after rains start regrowth following a drought, says Craig Ro... read more

Grazing Fall Pasture Growth Extends High-price Hay, Says MU Agronomist

Novel endophyte varieties replace grass causing fescue foot. This isn’t endophyte-free fescue, Roberts says. Novel varieties are infected with a nontoxic fungus. Fescue foot causes feet to freeze and ... read more

Cold snap brings fescue foot to cows on toxic fescue grass

It’s time to check herds for fescue foot. The first report of the disabling disease has ... That lowers blood flow to extremities, causing frostbite. Calves lose tips of their ears or switches from th... read more

Cold weather poses risk of fescue foot for cattle

Several factors worsen fescue toxicosis, which causes fescue foot, Roberts said. For example, spreading extra nitrogen fertilizer in the fall to boost grass growth also increases the production of tox... read more

Fescue Foot Predicted to Hit Cow Herds After Cold Fall Weather

Fescue foot is a condition caused by ingesting Kentucky 31 fescue grass that has been poisoned during growth after a drought. Fescue foot can immobilize cows and cause hoof loss. “We expect it to be w... read more

Ask the Determined Gardener

My grass ... fescue lawn? The best planting windows are the last half of January, all of February, the first week of March, the second half of September, and all of October. Seeding rate should be 4 t... read more

Fescue grass grows best in shade

What type of grass should I plant in shady areas ... For new areas, broadcast 7 to 10 pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet. To thicken up a tall fescue area, spread 3 to 5 pounds of seed per 1,000 squ... read more

Sharp turn to cold brings threat of fescue foot to beef cow herds

... pasture growth set up the potential for poisonous pastures causing fescue foot in cow herds. Fall growth after a drought produces more toxins in infected tall fescue grass. The poison develops aft... read more

How to grow greener grass: Fescue to the rescue

Another grass that needs less water, though not necessarily less fertilizer, is tall fescue. Tall fescue has deep roots, which makes it better able to soak up water when other grasses can't. And, beca... read more

Langelo: Reveille grass and other lawn tips

With such aggressiveness, this translates into recovering from foot traffic better ... wheatgrass and bermuda grass. 2) Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) requires 2.0 to 3.8 inches/week 3) Kentucky bl... read more

Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline

Dickcissels, small grassland birds, are more likely to experience nest failure when nests are surrounded by high amounts of invasive tall fescue grass, according to University ... all the plants withi... read more