Fall Seeding Grasses by Dr. Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist Late-summer/fall establishment of grass is often desired in the Midwest.  Most farmers do not realize how much fall seeding date affects the yield of the grasses the next year.  We seeded six forage grasses at several late summer dates at three sites in Wisconsin (River Falls, […]

Nitrogen Management for Grass Pastures by Greg Cuomo, University of Minnesota/West Central Research and Outreach Center In most grasslands, the two factors that most limit growth are moisture (rain) and N. There is not much we can do about the weather; however, we can manage N to improve productivity on pastures. Nitrogen deficiency in pastures is common. […]

Overseeding Ryegrass on Pasture by Dan Undersander, Carl Fredericks, and Laura Paine University of Wisconsin and Grassworks Inc. The perennial bluegrass, bromegrass, quackgrass provide a dependable ground cover and source of forage. However, none of these species are as high in forage quality as ryegrass which lacks winterhardiness for long-term stands in Wisconsin. Therefore, trials have been conducted […]

Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay by Dan Undersander and Michael Casler Increased awareness of ryegrass as a potential forage has occurred in the upper Midwest. Ryegrasses are excellent, high quality forage, establishing rapidly and producing good yield in the seeding year if cool (50 to 75°F) exist and adequate moist is available. Ryegrasses have low tolerance for […]

Selecting a Good Grass Variety by Dan Undersander Select high yielding varieties to get up to 4 t/a additional yield per year Check UW Extension publication A1525 Forage Variety Update for Wisconsin Check website for more detail (https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/forage/) Traditional species to avoid: Smooth Bromegrass – high yield but 60 to 70% of yield in first cutting with […]