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Consider frost-seeding legumes now to improve pasture health. Grass grazed below ankle height, as indicated by this shoe, can deplete pastures of nutrients and encourage weed growth. (Photo by Terry Halleran, University of Missouri Extension field agronomist.)
Alfalfa, Crops, Forage Crops, Other Crops, Soil Health

Frost-seeding legumes can pay dividends

Frost-seeding legumes can provide a low-cost method of broadcasting legumes into an existing pasture, Terry Halleran says. Read More

Broadcast legumes when there is snow or frost on the ground to improve pasture quality and profits. (Photo by Linda Geist)
Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Land

Frost seeding legumes improves pastures several ways

Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas State University, discusses the insects that have been the most prevalent in wheat and sorghum the last few years. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)
Lacey Vilhauer, Sorghum U, Suwu, Wheat U

Nasty insects in wheat and sorghum



Fescue foot reported in Missouri cattle

As temperatures drop, watch for fescue foot

Grazing fescue requires close monitoring

Legumes offer multiple benefits for nutrient availability, forage quality

Conditions ripe for ergot this year

Extension offers perspective on buying and selling hay

  • By Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension

MU research: Sunn hemp benefits rotational grazing systems

Remove cool-season grass seed heads before they emerge

  • By Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension