wurdack grazing day_grassland alliance_04012014_0022
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Will McCalin spoke about how to get establishment of non-toxic fescues. He shared proper planting techniques, the best times of year to plant and how to manage it properly.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
wurdack grazing day_grassland alliance_04012014_0022
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Will McCalin spoke about how to get establishment of non-toxic fescues. He shared proper planting techniques, the best times of year to plant and how to manage it properly.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri