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<blockquote data-quote="Logan52" data-source="post: 1745820" data-attributes="member: 32879"><p>Here in the heart of fescue country, KY 31 was originally identified growing wild not that far from here, I have had to deal with this for over 50 years.</p><p>I long ago gave up trying to eliminate it, I just try to live with it.</p><p>It is hard on the cows and sheep, both spend the summer daylight hours in a barn or cool shady place. Calf and lamb performance takes a dive during the worst of it.</p><p>If I bring in a well bred cow that is really slick she gets a rough hair coat and loses condition when milking. After a year or so many of them seem to adapt, some do not.</p><p>I have little to add other than promote clover and grasses besides fescue in your pastures despite the fact they will continue to be dominated by the fescue. Straight stands of orchard grass revert to fescue after about five years.</p><p>Culling helps and cattle and sheep raised on the farm seem to grow up with a tolerance for it and never be affected as bad as brought in stock. Lots of shade seems to help. I do not know about the mineral supplements. They always seemed to be high in cost for an operation like mine and unlikely to be cost effective.</p><p>I still wean 600 lb. plus calves in early September from January born calves and 100 lb. lambs in May from January born lambs. Being born early is essential for these weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logan52, post: 1745820, member: 32879"] Here in the heart of fescue country, KY 31 was originally identified growing wild not that far from here, I have had to deal with this for over 50 years. I long ago gave up trying to eliminate it, I just try to live with it. It is hard on the cows and sheep, both spend the summer daylight hours in a barn or cool shady place. Calf and lamb performance takes a dive during the worst of it. If I bring in a well bred cow that is really slick she gets a rough hair coat and loses condition when milking. After a year or so many of them seem to adapt, some do not. I have little to add other than promote clover and grasses besides fescue in your pastures despite the fact they will continue to be dominated by the fescue. Straight stands of orchard grass revert to fescue after about five years. Culling helps and cattle and sheep raised on the farm seem to grow up with a tolerance for it and never be affected as bad as brought in stock. Lots of shade seems to help. I do not know about the mineral supplements. They always seemed to be high in cost for an operation like mine and unlikely to be cost effective. I still wean 600 lb. plus calves in early September from January born calves and 100 lb. lambs in May from January born lambs. Being born early is essential for these weights. [/QUOTE]
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