A grass breeder has rediscovered a forage grass that seems just right for today's intensive rotational grazing. A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grass breeder has rediscovered a forage grass ...

Plants harbor many different microbes, fungi and bacteria that take advantage of their hosts. However, the host can also benefit from these little organisms, which are known as endophytes. Endophyte ...

A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow fescue as well as runner production of strawberry. Earlier experiments with Japanese quails ...

MADISON, Wis., Aug. 28 (UPI) --A long ignored grass species is poised for a comeback. Federal researchers are urging cattle farmers in the Upper Midwest to reintroduce a fescue variety forgotten by ...

New grass varieties could offer a solution for drought-stricken sheep producers. Jeremy Hunt finds out more. Sheep producers at risk of losing performance from drought-stricken grass should be looking ...

Many grasses (Poaceae) have symbiotic fungal endophytes, which affect livestock by producing unpalatable or harmful secondary compounds. Less is known about the repelling effects of fungal endophytes ...