When Cattle Should Start Grazing On Warm Season Grasses

While it takes about a year for native warm season grasses to develop a stand that can handle cattle grazing, the University of Tennessee professor encouraging their use says once they’re ready to handle cattle to put them to use. Doctor Pat Keyser says the earlier cattle are able to graze on warm season pastures without damaging them, the better it’ll be for cattle development.

Keyser says turning cattle onto warm season grasses sooner will allow the cool season fescues to recover in time for cattle to return in the fall.

Doctor Pat Keyser of the University of Tennessee presented last month at a series of workshops co-hosted by University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation.