What Is Ergovaline and Where Is it Found?
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
December 24, 2019
Watch this educational video to find out!
Watch this educational video to find out!
Horse owners, farm owners, and farm managers will have the opportunity to listen to several informative talks from forage experts.
Can you pass Alayne’s test? Get advice for winterizing and making your horse property chore-efficient.
The stocking rate of livestock on a pasture has a significant impact on both forage productivity and financial profitability of an operation.
Improper pasture management of horses during the winter and early spring can adversely affect pasture quality and the environment. Using drylots can help.
When the going gets muddy, the muddy get hoof problems. Here’s what to watch for in your horses.
As we move into fall, here’s a quick list of recommendations from the University of Kentucky to help manage pastures.
Just six or seven months ago, Kentucky was dealing with overabundant rainfall and soaked pastures, but now things are close to bone dry. Kentucky needs rain, and fast.
Our equine nutritionist gives advice on how to prevent weeds in your horse pastures.
If we want to keep our trails and public lands open to horses, we must be responsible riders who care for the land and coexist with other trail users.
Fall is a good time to evaluate the quality of your horse pastures, because it is easy to see which weeds were most prevalent and uncontrolled during the summer and are now large and seed-producing.
Most cool-season horse pastures should be fertilized with nitrogen in the fall to boost root reserves and extend the grazing season.
While using goldfish to help clean water troughs is popular among horse owners, one researcher shows it’s ineffective.
A University of Minnesota graduate student investigated types of bale wrap and their effects on alfalfa baling time, dry matter losses, nutrient values, moisture levels, cost, and bale value. Here’s what she found.
Can decreasing pasture size also decrease your horse’s weight even if turnout time doesn’t change? A researcher investigated and offers management tips based on her results.
Staff from the UK Horse Pasture Evaluation program recently observed ergot bodies in tall fescue pastures on several Central Kentucky horse farms. Here’s what to watch for.
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