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- Intermediate Grazing School Sept. 24th and 25th
- 2025 UKY Fall Fencing Schools Sept. 30th and Oct. 2nd
- Pub of the Month: Stockpiling for Fall Grazing
- Upcoming Events (see Forage website for details and to register, click on EVENTS)
- Pub. Of the Month—Establishing Livestock Pastures and Hayfields
- New USDA-ARS Research Highlights
- NAFA Release Newsletter with New Cost Share and Insurance Options
- Weed Control in Pasture Requires More Than Just Herbicides
- Consider Planting Oats for Fall Grazing and Stored Forage
Forage Timely Tips for August
- Make plans to attend upcoming grazing and fencing schools.
- Do NOT graze cool-season pastures closer than 3 to 4 inches to conserve soil moisture and to prevent overheating of the crowns.
- If drought conditions limit pasture growth, close off pastures and feed hay in a sacrifice area.
- Graze warm season annuals or perennials to allow cool season grasses to recover.
- After the first good rain in August, seed winter annuals (such as small grains, ryegrass, crimson clover, and brassicas) for late fall and early spring grazing.
- Plant alfalfa after first good rain in August to allow sufficient size going into winter and reduce potential for sclerotinia damage.
- Consider renovation of cool-season grass pastures that have thinned.
- In mid-August to early September, exclude livestock from pastures to be stockpiled and apply 60 lb N/A and any need P and K
