Proper pasture management prevents erosion and nutrient loss from the soil, which also helps improve stream and water quality. In addition, pastures can provide an excellent “free-choice” exercise plan for horses. But the most important role pasture
As horse farm managers and owners face another year of tough economic times and high feeding costs, the University of Kentucky’s Horse Pasture Evaluation Program helps them stretch every dollar. The program, which will run from April to O
Dandelion is widespread across North America and is a commonly occurring plant in all types of pastures and turf. This is one of the most well-known weeds because of its bright yellow flowers and round, gray-to-white seed heads that are borne on a hollow stalk.
David McNear, PhD, assistant professor of rhizosphere science in the University of Kentucky’s (UK) Plant and Soil Sciences Department, was recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his research on endophyte-infected tall fescue and how it impacts soil microbial communities, chemical properties, and nutrient cycling.
People in increasing numbers are seeking limited acreage where they can enjoy the rural way of life, including horses. For some the small farm must at least be operated efficiently in order to be affordable.
Cool temperatures and abundant rainfall create ideal conditions for forage producers to establish or thicken grass pastures and hayfields.
Take a closer look at your barn and property and ensure it’s safe for horses and handlers.
Fall nitrogen application has long been promoted within the turfgrass industry to improve stand density.
Grey Parks, a graduate student working with Laurie Lawrence, PhD, at the University of Kentucky, conducted a study to determine if feeding endophyte-infected fescue would affect exercising horses, particularly their ability to recover from exercise in the heat.
Horse owners have several options to provide water for their animals; one of them is to take advantage of a natural spring on your property.
Nearly 125 people turned out on a steamy summer day, June 27, for the University of Kentucky’s first all-equine field day.
Kentucky horse owners might find Bermudagrass to be a good summer pasture species for mares, foals, and yearlings, and it might also serve as an on-farm source of hay or bedding. These observations are based on a continuing four-year study at the
A good pasture is not just a grassy field surrounded by a fence. It’s a place of beauty, a weed-free meadow where horses
Most farmers can identify with myriad problems associated with mud forming around high-traffic areas, including areas around horse and cattle waterers, feed bunks, round bale feeders, walk paths, and gate entrances. Mud is usually a result of
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 Kentucky pastures is “KY 31,” and essentially all
Horses are better able to maintain fitness when turned out on large pasture, according to Patty Graham-Thiers, PhD, of Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va. She presented results of her recent study at the 2009 Equine Science Society
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