Nip grass hay before it heads, or else

If you think that plentiful grass seed heads is a good sign, you’re wrong – and losing grazing or feed value, suggests Rob Kallenbach, University of Missouri Extension forage agronomist. It’s a signal that pastures or hayfields are no longer producing grazing quality foliage. For grass quality and quantity, grass seed-head tillers should be nipped early. Cutting seed heads before they emerge makes better feed in many ways. But once seed heads emerge, vegetative growth ends and the reproduction stage begins. Read more at beefproducer.com…