Native Warm-Season Grasses: Naturally Adapted Productive Pastures
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The series of severe droughts between 2007 and 2012 resulted in substantial decreases in cattle numbers – and enterprises – in our region. Some of the impact of these droughts may have been offset if producers in the region had reliable, drought-resilient summer forages. For all of the benefits of tall fescue, it was never meant to provide our summer forage. After all, it is a coolseason grass. What we have been learning about toxicosis in recent years further emphasizes the value of having alternative forages available during summer months.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016