Cattle rid their bodies of heat in three ways: radiation, convection and evaporation. “If your cattle can’t use all three methods, they’ll overheat fast,” says University of Missouri Extension state ...

Research conducted by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station using a red clover extract in feed shows promise in offsetting some of the adverse effects of tall fescue toxicosis in livestock, a ...

Aggressive Lawn Scalping That Stunts Root Development Research has shown that removing more than 40 percent of turfgrass leaf tissue in one mowing can stop root growth for up to two weeks. Yet many ...

As an Extension Educator, I have been called upon from time to time to help homeowners understand what is causing their lawns to look sick. Sometimes, we can get to the root of the problem right away, ...

A friend of mine asked me what to do to his lawn in this crazy summer heat. His lawn, as well as mine, looks like a typical summer fescue lawn — large areas that are straw brown. Fescue is a ...

This is the perfect example of a lawn in desperate need of aerating or vericutting and overseeding. Early September is the ideal time to overseed bluegrass and tall fescue lawns. Johnson County ...