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Plan now to beat summer pasture slump

Jan 24, 2023
Jan 24, 2023

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Photos courtesy Harley Naumann

Same day, same drought: These photos taken July 12, 2018, in Linn County, Mo., illustrate that native warm-season annual grasses can ensure good forage supplies during drought.

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Winter is the time for livestock producers to prepare pastures for drought, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley Naumann in a news release.

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