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I have already been cutting the heads off on fescue in my pastures. Very early but its ready.

Do you have lots of clover there also?

Cowman82, you bring up some good points. For years i leased a lot of places and spent time and money making them better. Now i spend on my own land except for a few places close by that are free. My land went from what looked poor when i bought it 20 years ago to having the best grass around.

And get everything in writting.

In Virginia the extension agent has an estimated rate for each county. They figure by acre but there is so much variation in the pastures i figure it by animal unit.

I agree that everyone needs a soil test. I also have never seen a soil test on hay or pasture that didnt need something added. Its 1000 lb so grab it.

If its free heck yes. Sure wont hurt anything.

Picture he sent me today. Cows standing in belly deep grass but still reaching under the fence to eat.

My app is saying quackgrass but not with a high degree of certainty. Im not confident in what it is. I rode through some of my paddocks that havent been grazed and cant find any of it. But i sure got way more grass than cattle to eat it.

Im pretty sure you haven't sowed any so it would be great to know why the red clover has done so well. I have some white but not much red. Ask your Ag Extension Agent out and get his or her ideas. They will be wanting to have a farm tour there.

I promise you its not fescue. I rely on fescue 11 months of the year.

I think the seedhead not being open is making it look different and not as easy to identify.

My thought was that since it was just heading out that the seed had not spread out from the stem yet. Best thing is that his cows ate it as soon as it was available to them.

Why do you say it isnt perennial ryegrass? Im relying on my Plant ID app so im sure its possible it isnt.

Thats the one

Lets see, didn't someone tell you it would be one of the first things to disappear when the cows found it? Who was that person?

It will disappear as soon as the cows go in. Just like Johnson grass you will never see it in continuous grazing because they keep it eat down.

Cows eat it and makes hay if not over ripe.

Perennial Ryegrass is my first vote. Quackgrass is second. Both look very close after headed out.

I can buy dish soap for $5 a gallon so guess im still behind. It works pretty darn good.