When it comes to production, especially for native grass hay and pastures, moisture is the most limiting factor, not fertility. You can apply all the fertilizer in the world, but doing so in a drought ...

Like other crops, pasture and hayland grass growth is stimulated by fertilizer. Nitrogen is the primary nutrient most commonly needed for grasses. However, phosphorous, potassium or sulfur also may be ...

Fertilizing warm-season grass is a practice some producers do, but one should consider forage needs, the value of the forage and fertilizer costs. Warm-season grasses are very efficient at using water ...

When and how much fertilizer should you put on pastures this spring? Current dry soils and forecasts of continuing drought should influence your decision. Fertilizing cool-season pastures with ...

Good forage production in a pasture should start with soil testing — a valuable forage production practice under any economic scenario, but especially important during economically difficult periods.

In Indiana, pastures are generally (but not always) relegated to land that is too steep and rocky for row crops. The soils tend to be shallow, low in fertility, and droughty. The dominant plant ...

While summer may be over and the main grazing season concluded, the fall is one of the best times of the year to evaluate the condition of pasture and complete some pasture management tasks. Time ...

It has been a dry fall and early winter for all of Pottawatomie County this year. Forages such as tall fescue and annual ryegrass have not fared well, and the coming spring may end up being one of ...

Let’s face it, fertilizer prices have gone through the roof! Fifty pounds of actual nitrogen (N) which is equal to 109 lbs./ac. of urea 46-0-0 would cost $51 per acre if urea was $925/ton. If your ...

There’s something satisfying about looking out over a green, healthy pasture. Whether it’s for grazing animals, cutting hay, ...

Any farmer worth their salt knows the importance of fertilizing a crop for optimal production. Often, this common knowledge stops at row crops or high value hay like alfalfa. Could a look at your ...