Patrick Keyser

Maintenance in the dormant season

Although many producers are not concerned about production during the dormant season, there are a few options that can extend the grazing season.

October 18, 2022

Patrick Keyser

Native warm-season grasses will be fully dormant by late October and do not break dormancy again until late March in the Mid-South.

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Interseeding legumes into native grass stands

Native grass pastures and hayfields can be enhanced by interseeding introduced legumes or native forbs and legumes.

August 29, 2022

Patrick Keyser

Challenges to using native grasses for forage production

July 14, 2022

Patrick Keyser

Despite the many positive attributes of native grasses, these grasses, like all forages, have their drawbacks.

Going to college (without ever leaving home)

September 13, 2021

Patrick Keyser

In this internet age, it seems that you can learn to do just about anything online.

Using a nurse crop during native grass establishment

June 1, 2020

Patrick Keyser

One challenge with establishing native grass forages, really, almost any perennial forage, is the lack of forage production during the establishment cycle. Unlike annuals, perennials, especially native warm-season perennials, are distance runners.

Native warm-season grasses complement tall fescue

March 1, 2016

Patrick Keyser

The series of severe droughts between 2007 and 2012 resulted in substantial decreases in cattle numbers – and enterprises – in the eastern U.S.

Managing native grass forages

May 30, 2014

Matt Backus and Patrick Keyser

Despite widespread use of continuous grazing on native grass rangelands, the practice has often been questioned for eastern pastures where we receive more than 40 inches of rainfall per year.

Drought and native grasses: Improving year-round production

November 12, 2012

Patrick Keyser

Once again, many beef producers are being faced with a serious summer drought that has dried up pastures across much of the region.

There are many short-term issues that must be addressed, such as nitrate toxicity, whether or not to sow any annuals this fall and marketing of some animals to reduce herd size.

Articles by Patrick Keyser

Maintenance in the dormant season

Interseeding legumes into native grass stands

Challenges to using native grasses for forage production

Going to college (without ever leaving home)

Using a nurse crop during native grass establishment

Native warm-season grasses complement tall fescue

Managing native grass forages

Drought and native grasses: Improving year-round production

Congress extends farm bill, averts gov't shutdown

The financial condition of Idaho agriculture: 2024

Boost cattle health and performance with sustainable deworming

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