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How To Replace Toxic Fungus Fescue Pastures
- Aim for 100% kill of all existing toxic fungus fescue plants
- Don't allow existing fescue to bloom during the spring prior
to fall seeding of MaxQ
- Use good methods of establishment and management of tall
fescue
- Soil test annually and apply fertilizer and lime according
to recommendations
- Maintain good plant nutrition
During Spring, Prior to Fall Planting Of MaxQ
- Prevent toxic fescue plants from blooming.
- Either graze close or clip for hay.
- Spray herbicide stubble to chemically kill existing toxic fescue
prior to blooming.
- Soil test; apply fertilizer and lime as recommended.
- Plant summer annual forage, i.e. sorghum Sudan grass or pearl
millet. This will
provide summer forage and act as a smother crop for emerging toxic
fescue plants.
- Do not feed toxic fescue hay in these paddocks.
During Fall, Just Prior to Planting MaxQ Tall Fescue Seed
- Graze closely or harvest the summer annual for hay.
- Spray kill the green stubble.
- Apply fertilizer as recommended.
- No-till drill Max Q seed into stubble or into tilled seedbed. Remember to firm
the soil with a roller or culti-packer before and after seeding.
- Do not plant seed deeper than 1/4".
- Do not plant a companion/nurse crop with MaxQ.
- Recommended seeding rate is 20 lbs/acre drilled -25 lbs/acre broadcast.
- Planting dates: September to November 1st in southern states. Mid
August to October 1st in mid-western and northeastern states.
During Winter, After Seeding MaxQ Tall Fescue Grass
- Do not graze seedling pasture.
- Do not feed toxic fescue hay on newly seeded pastures.
During Spring, New MaxQ Fescue Seeding Management
- Apply fertilizer as recommended.
- Do not graze pasture until plants are 8" high or taller and firmly anchored.
- Flash graze for short periods (2-5 days) or make an early hay cutting. (Cut at
early stage.)
- Do not graze or clip lower than 2-3".
- Do not graze when soil is wet and soft.
Summer Management Of MaxQ Tall Fescue Pasture
- Rest your fescue pastures during the summer months.
- If conditions are favorable use light rotational grazing for short periods.
- Leave 3-4” of residue after grazing or haying.
Grazing Management For MaxQ Tall Fescue Grass Pastures
- Apply fertilizer annually as recommended. Apply extra nitrogen in late winter
and early fall.
- Keep forage leafy by grazing heavily or clipping to insure high quality.
- Rotate cattle more often during periods of heat and drought stress.
- In spring, intensively graze rapidly growing established stands of MaxQ pasture.
- Stockpile forage during periods of rapid growth in early fall. (Check with county
agent for more information.)
- Prevent transfer of toxic fescue seeds in manure to MaxQ pasture. Graze a
fungus-free forage for three days between toxic fungus fescue (in
bloom or seed) and MaxQ pasture.
Additional MaxQ Jesup Tall Fescue Information
Read about MaxQ Tall
Fescue.
Read MaxQ yearly planning guide for
successful establishment.
Information provided by Pennington Seed.
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