Every year, new cover crop products promise bigger roots, better soil and improved performance. Some live up to the hype, and some…well, let’s just say they look a lot better in the sales brochure than they do in the field. That’s w …
As America celebrates 250 years, it’s worth remembering that long before Missouri was a state, before barbed wire, tractors or even the first homesteads, this land was already raising forage. When settlers first arrived in Missouri, they didn …
There was a time when planting pastures was simple. Plant one thing, hope it rains and try not to think too hard about August. Unfortunately, Missouri summers, rising costs and grazing pressure have a way of exposing weak forage systems in a hurry. Th …
Spring hits and the lawn starts talking. Sometimes it’s a nice, even green. Other times, it looks like it barely made it through winter and would rather not discuss it. Either way, now’s the time to step in and help it along. The good news—you don’t …
We all love when spring finally shows up—warmer days, green poking out everywhere and mud. Ok, not so much the mud. But mud and spring seem to go hand-in-hand. This is also the time of year when those troubled areas of pooling water in pastures and f …
Spring is soon upon us, and you will be taking stock of the condition of your pastures. Bare ground has a way of showing itself this time of year, whether it is caused by mud and compaction, overgrazing or forages that just never really took off. Tha …
Choosing and buying seed might sound simple: you buy a bag, you plant it and it grows. But not all seed is created equal. In reality, some seed will take off the moment it hits moisture, and some seed will sit there like it is waiting for a written i …
Pastures do not thrive on their own. Between grazing pressure, mud, drought and whatever Mother Nature feels like throwing at us, most pastures eventually need a little help. When it’s time to thicken up a stand or boost forage quality, two common ap …
