Given the drought conditions in some locations this year, many producers may be asking themselves how to handle the annual forages they have standing in the field that may not have grown as much ...

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love. Agronomy experts at the University of Vermont, North Dakota State University and the ...

One of the most economical ways to raise beef cattle is to use standing forage as the primary feed source. In areas where soils are tillable, a year-round grazing program ...

Annual ryegrass, a cool-season forage, often is utilized by livestock producers for winter grazing, said Vanessa Corriher-Olson, AgriLife Extension forage specialist in Overton.

Annual ryegrass in the pasture—if you love it, keep it. If you hate it…well, that may be a problem. A cool season grass, annual ryegrass has very good forage quality for early grazing and is ...

Researchers examine the production and use of hybrid rye as a silage source compared to spring-seeded barley in diets for growing and finishing cattle.

When growers add cover crops, it's important to select and manage the crop according to the primary objective for the crop.

Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist Bruce Anderson says planting the wrong rye species can be an expensive mistake. Botanically, annual ryegrass and Italian ryegrass plants are similar to cereal rye.

University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Magic Valley farmers ...

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), widely cultivated in the cool-season for forage supply and turfgrass, is extremely susceptible to high temperatures. A recent study has discovered a pivotal ...