Tag: grasses

Test Yourself – See if You Know When Your Grasses Are Ready to Graze

From May of 2018, thanks for this article go to UNL Beefwatch and Bethany Johnston, Nebraska Extension Educator, Beef Systems, at University of Nebraska Lincoln. You can always find great grazing related information by checking out the UNL Beefwatch newsletter. “We always turn out on May 15th.” Have you heard that before? Does a calendar […]

Horse pasture and fructan concentrations

High fructan concentrations in horse pastures can be a potential precursor to laminitis in susceptible equine. Much attention is now being paid to the type of carbohydrates present in forage since more horses are being diagnosed as insulin-resistant. In particular, easy keeping light horse breeds like Morgans, Paso Finos and Tennessee Walker, mustangs, ponies, and miniature […]