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 ...

Frost seeding is a low-cost option to renovate a pasture or hayfield. It involves broadcasting seed on to the soil surface and letting natural freeze/thaw cycles work to increase seed to soil contact.

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 ...

Many horse and livestock owners will look to improve the yield and quality of their pastures this winter by overseeding their pastures this month with a recommended grass or legume variety. This is a ...

Feb. 2—Kentucky's weather conditions are predictably unpredictable. During the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council assembly in November, board members discussed a possible shift in optimal timing ...

Successful sod-seeding requires good site preparation. Reduce warm-season forage growth to a stubble height of less than two inches by grazing, haying or shredding. This practice facilitates easier ...

Ranch problems large and small are often solved around the dining room table. Recently we were sitting around one drinking coffee in Anton, and the conversation turned to seeding pastures. Frequently, ...

• Dormant Seeding (when soil is not frozen) — Mid-November to April Grass seed should be covered with a minimum of ⅛ of an inch of soil. Grass seed should not be covered more than a ½ inch on heavy ...

It is time for reseeding pastures for 2010. The following contains useful information to consider before you head to the fields this spring. Establishing grass-legume mixtures. Legumes are more ...

Fall is the optimal time for horse pasture improvement in Kentucky, according to researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK). And within that window of time, mid-August through mid-September is ...

Often, a pasture or hay field has an adequate stand of grass but lacks clover. The absence of a legume results in poor growth and vigor of the grass stand unless regular applications of nitrogen are ...