Let’s figure it out! Vetch sounds pretty cool, but do we even know what vetch is? Vetches are a member of the pea family, scientifically known as Fabaceae. This family is the third-largest plant ...

The vast majority of this additional demand will be met by the home-grown fodder that is abundant in eastern Australia. Pastures have dried off and silage bales and pits are being fed out for the ...

Recently added to Minnesota’s restricted noxious weed list, crown vetch (Securigera varia) is difficult to control once it is established. It is native to central and Eastern Europe and the Caucus ...

Vetch, the pasture legume that filled a role as the main pulse phase in farming systems in low rainfall areas of southern Australia for many years, has fallen out of favour with some producers in ...

The window to frost-seed opens soon. Adding diversity to a pasture can make it more productive than growing tall fescue alone. Diversity can also aid in reducing or diluting the effects of fescue ...

As we sneak into 2008, we find that we have many fields full of good winter pastures and clovers. Anytime we get a few warm days and the temperatures are over 50 degrees, these plants will start to ...