Fertilization Management to Improve Stockpiled Tall Fescue in the Fall

Authors

B. C. Pedreira, Kansas State UniversityFollow
D. Helwig, Kansas State UniversityFollow
M. Haywood, Kansas State UniversityFollow
J. K. Farney, Kansas State UniversityFollow
G. Sassenrath, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Fertilizer, perennial grass, forage quality, crude protein, total digestible nutrients

Abstract

In 2019 and 2021, a tall fescue fertility study was conducted at the K-State Experiment Station near Columbus, KS. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of summer fertilization on forage quality and quantity in stockpiled fescue. If a producer can stockpile high-quality forage for late fall and early winter grazing, protein supplementation may not be necessary for fall calving cows.

Recommended Citation

Pedreira, B. C.; Helwig, D.; Haywood, M.; Farney, J. K.; and Sassenrath, G. (2022) "Fertilization Management to Improve Stockpiled Tall Fescue in the Fall," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 8: Iss. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8282