Producers wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the ...

The repeated freezing and thawing of the ground is helping to loosen up our soils, creating the ideal situation to have greater success with frost seeding our pastures and hay fields to increase the ...

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 ...

Add legumes to grazing pastures to improve cow performance, soil health and forage production, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist in Cedar County. Now is the ...

The recent run of comparatively warm weather signals it’s time to start thinking pasture frost seeding. Mid-March to mid-April generally marks the best time for frost seeding pastures. Frost seeding ...

Many pastures in Iowa were stressed in 2020 from the dry conditions, storm damage, or overgrazing. Consider improving pasture stands and forage production with either frost seeding or interseeding ...

In Reedsburg, farmers can learn about seeding methods and livestock pipeline layouts. In Baraboo, they can learn about strategies for higher stock densities. In Loganville, people can learn about the ...

Dairy farmers need to look at their best paddocks to see what the poorest can produce once improved. Industry-good body DairyNZ says maximising pasture growth, and harvesting it, is key to increasing ...