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Tag: forage seed

Your pasture mix matters when planning spring grazing

sloping pasture
Posted on March 2, 2018 (April 30, 2018) by Christine O'Reilly

Spring is just around the corner, and preparations for the upcoming grazing season are in full swing. Farmers are checking their fences and water systems, and frost-seeding legumes to improve pasture quality. Soon there will be livestock out on grass, and less (if any) feeding to do in the barns! But with all the excitement, have […]

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Frost Seeding Forages – Planning for Success

Posted on March 1, 2013 (April 22, 2016) by Gilles Quesnel

Frost seeding or the broadcasting of forage seed on frozen ground in late-winter or early-spring can be an effective way of improving the forage quality and yield of thinning pastures. It allows for the establishment of forages at reduced cost in an undisturbed sod and also shortens the non-grazing period in the spring. For frost […]

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