Everything needed to manage toxic fescue comes in a new edition of an old booklet, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension specialist. First copies of “Fescue Toxicosis and Management,” ...

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 ...

In early summer, fescue lawns looked fantastic. Now, many lawns are nearing a total disaster. Here are a number of situations that have caused fescue lawns to decline so quickly this summer. • Too ...

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 ...

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Brown patch fungus loves Southern summers, so mow at the right height, water early, and avoid heavy nitrogen to keep grass healthy and resilient. Use resistant turf like Kentucky-31 tall fescue, ...