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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 21
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Switchgrass is a hardy, warm-season grass ideal for pastures and hay. It thrives in Missouri soils and provides quality grazing when managed properly.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 24
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Annual lespedeza is a pasture legume providing high-quality forage in midsummer, thriving on infertile soils, and not causing bloat in cattle.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 27
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Learn about Hairy Vetch, a winter annual legume used for spring pasture and silage. Discover its growth habits, benefits, and best practices for grazing.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 30
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White clover is a legume suitable for cool, moist climates, providing high-quality forage for livestock. It may require careful grazing management.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 04
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Learn optimal orchardgrass management for dairy grazing, including growth habits, fertilization, and seasonal guidelines, to maximize forage yield and quality.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 07
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Reed canarygrass is a drought-tolerant, rhizomatous grass that grows well in wet soils and provides high-quality forage early in the season.
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Bermudagrass
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Bermudagrass makes excellent warm-season pasture and is gaining popularity in Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 10
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Discover the benefits and challenges of tall fescue as a forage option, including growth habits, nutritional value, and management tips for livestock grazing.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 13
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Big bluestem is a drought-resistant perennial grass ideal for grazing and hay production, thriving in Missouri soils with excellent forage and wildlife value.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 19
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Pearlmillet is a drought-tolerant, high-yield grass perfect for grazing and hay production, thriving in acidic soils and warm summer conditions.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 22
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Learn how to select and manage the right forage for dairy grazing systems, focusing on alfalfa’s growth, fertilization, and optimal grazing practices.
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Big Bluestem, Indiangrass and Switchgrass
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Big Bluestem, Indiangrass and Switchgrass have been reintroduced successfully across Missouri. Visit our website today to learn more.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 25
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a short-lived perennial legume producing high-quality forage on challenging soils, offering non-bloating feed for cattle.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 28
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Kura clover is a persistent legume with high forage yield and quality, ideal for grazing systems but slow to establish.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 31
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Annual lespedeza offers midsummer forage, thriving on poor soils without causing bloat, but yields less and is prone to disease.
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Dairy Grazing: Selecting the Right Forage, Page 02
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Annual ryegrass offers fast growth, winter hardiness, and high nutritional value, making it an excellent choice for dairy grazing and temporary pasture.
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Grafting
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Grafting is the act of joining two plants together and is a way to change a large tree from an old to a new variety. Visit our site to learn more.
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Budding
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Budding is a grafting technique where a single bud is inserted into a plant stock, often used to propagate fruit trees and ornamental plants. The best time is in fall.
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Gardening in the Shade, Page 03
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Discover shade-tolerant deciduous shrubs like arrowwood viburnum, bottlebrush buckeye, and oakleaf hydrangea to enhance your shaded garden spaces.
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Gardening in the Shade, Page 06
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Discover plants that thrive in low-light conditions and learn how to enhance your shaded garden with suitable selections and care tips.
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Burgundy Black Truffle Cultivation in an Agroforestry Practice
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Editor's note
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Gardening in the Shade, Page 04
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Explore shade-tolerant evergreens like American holly, Canada hemlock, and Japanese holly, ideal for adding year-round interest to your shaded garden.
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Gardening in the Shade
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Many gardeners view shade as a challenging situation for growing plants. While some plants do not grow well in low light, numerous others thrive under these conditions. The key is to discover which ones are adapted to the conditions in your yard or garden.
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Gardening in the Shade, Page 07
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Discover shade-tolerant perennials like astilbe, hosta, and bleedingheart to enhance your garden's beauty. Learn how spring-flowering bulbs thrive under trees.