Managers on Kentucky horse farms prefer pastures used for grazing pregnant mares to be composed of Kentucky bluegrass and orchardgrass and little, if any, tall fescue. Most of the tall fescue in ...

There are numerous benefits for horses grazing pasture compared to consuming hay in confinement, including the reduction of unwanted behaviors such as bedding and manure eating, cribbing, and wood ...

Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass Date: August 31, 2009 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: Bluegrass hybrids ideal for pasture and for lawns could be ...

And during the last few years Kentucky horse farms have had their share of mud. You might know the feeling when you lift your foot to take a step across your horse' ...

Kentucky bluegrass is a lower growing, sod-forming grass and therefore tends not to yield as much as other grasses. Because of this, Kentucky bluegrass is not recommended as a grass for a hay field.

Because it is a warm-season legume, birdsfoot trefoil makes an ideal companion species for Kentucky bluegrass in permanent pastures. Bluegrass, a cool-season grass, grows most vigorously in spring and ...