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Tall fescue is one of the most widely grown pasture grasses in the U.S., over a million acres grown in North Georgia alone. A bunch grass, it is the most heat tolerant of all the cool season grasses. However, that heat tolerance comes with a price, an ergot alkaloid producing endophyte that can have negative…
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Row crop harvest is in full swing across the state. Farmers are picking peanuts, defoliating and harvesting cotton, wrapping up corn, and moving into soybean harvest. With this comes an increase in questions about baling or grazing crop residue and stubble. While crop residues can offer good forage value in many situations, there are several…
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Dr. Lisa Baxter, Greg Pittman (Jackson County), Shane Kornberg (Whitfield County), and Jonathon Stickland (Meriwether County) Introduction: Three counties were selected to host demonstration sites this spring to illustrate the performance of a new herbicide, NovaGraz, from Corteva Agriscience. NovaGraz can be used to control broadleaf weeds while protecting the white clover component of grass-white…
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Summer annuals like pearl millet, crabgrass, forage sorghum, sorghum-sudans, etc. typically play a huge part in the forage system for the state of Georgia for either grazing or baleage. And fertilizing summer annual forages is a critical component of successful forage production. Proper nutrient management not only boosts yield and forage quality but also plays…
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We’re updating our UGA Extension Bermudagrass Sprigger List for 2026 and want to make sure your farm or business is on it. If you sell and plant bermudagrass sprigs, fill out our Google Form and get on the list!
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Check out this article derived from UGA Extension Forage Team Member, Shanna Reynold’s discussion at AFGC in January. We appreciate all of Shanna’s hardwork and dedication to the forage industry here in Georgia. https://hayandforage.com/article-5202-Make-a-case-for-relief-assistance.html
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Jeremy Kichler in our previous post discussed the importance of variety selection for winter grazing. Today, Holly Anderson gives some tips to ensure winter forage success. Planting annual cool season forages can increase grazing supply and help stretch hay stores. The most common cool season annual species planted in Georgia are Rye, Oats, Wheat, Triticale,…
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The UGA recommended winter annual forage variety recommendations are available for your viewing pleasure on the UGA OVT website. How does a variety make the recommended list? The recommendations below identify varieties shown to produce above-average yields when planted within the recommended time period for their species and geographic area. What does the Early, Late,…
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Please check out our fall armyworm resources at this link: https://site.extension.uga.edu/forageteam/fall-armyworm-resources/
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I’ve always heard the saying, “in South Georgia, we are always 3 days from a drought.” This year, in many parts of the state, this proves true. Spring plantings were delayed because it was too wet to get in the field in the latter part of April and throughout May, only for it to turn…
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