VERNON, Mo. — Openings remain for an upcoming school to help producers learn how to replace toxic fescue grass with a tall fescue that hosts a nontoxic endophyte, sometimes called a “novel” endophyte. This goal is pursued through four objectives: education, seed quality control, incentives, and promotion.
A one-day school will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center, 14158 Hwy. H, Mt. Vernon, Mo.
For more information, contact Janet Adams at 417-466-3102 or AdamsJa@missouri.edu or register online at http://grasslandrenewal.org/PDF/Missouri2018.pdf.
There are cost-share opportunities for producers wishing to kill toxic tall fescue and replace it with a nontoxic variety. Currently, cost-share is available on a limited basis through NRCS.
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal formed in 2012. Participants include partners from the university, government, industry (including producers, seed companies, testing labs) and nonprofit groups. The current board members are from Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Missouri.
— The Alliance for Grassland Renewal
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