Native Forages
If you’re new to the term native forage, it simply means a mix of native grasses like big bluestem, as well as native legumes and broadleaf plants.
For the producer, one of the greatest benefits of using native forages is increased weight gain among livestock during late spring and throughout summer.
Establishment
Webpages
- Planting Timeline Selector | Hamilton Native Outpost (External Link)
- How-to Guides | Hamilton Native Outpost (External Link)
- Convert_Tall_Fescue_to_Other_Forages Final (3).pdf (External Link)
- MO Native Seed Providers (External Link)
- Establishing Native Grass Forages
PB1873.pdf (External Link)
- Establishing Mixtures of Native Warm-Season Grasses and Forbs for Potential Biomass, Forage, and Wildlife Habitat | MU Extension (External Link)
- Using Native Warm-Season Grass, Forb and Legume Mixtures for Biomass, Livestock Forage and Wildlife Benefits: A Case Study | MU Extension (External Link)
- Native Forb and Non-native Legume Interseeding
646 Job Sheet (External Link)
- Best Management Practices: 1st Year Weed Control in Native Grass Plantings (PDF Download)
Videos
- How to Calibrate a Grain Drill (External Link)
- How to Set the Planting Depth on a Great Plains Drill View on Bing Videos (External Link)
- How to Calibrate a Truax Drill View on Bing Videos (External Link)
- How To Calibrate a Haybuster Drill View on Bing Videos (External Link)
- How to Calibrate a Pull-Type Sprayer (External Link)
- How to Calibrate an ATV Sprayer (External Link)
- Warm Season Grasses - Planting and Managing - YouTube (External Link)
Podcasts
MFA#102 - Warm Season Grass Establishment - Made For Agriculture | Podcast on Spotify (External Link)
Grazing Management
Webpages
- Fertility Management of Native Forages Microsoft Word - Fertility_Mar2014.docx
- Best Management Practices: Broomsedge Control in Native Forage Plantings (PDF Download)
- Maximizing Summer Grazing: A Guide to Warm-Season Forage Management in Missouri | MU Extension
- Grazing of Diverse Native Grasslands | Hamilton Native Outpost
Videos
Hay Management
Webpages
- Haying-NWSG-Take-to-the-field-guide.pdf
- Producing Hay from Native Warm-Season Grasses SP731-D.pdf
Videos
A Farmer's Thoughts on Native Warm Season Grasses For Hay | Hamilton Native Outpost
Prescribed Fire
Videos
Feeling the Burn: Restoring Native Landscapes with Fire
Webpages
- Using Prescribed Fire to Manage Native Forages SP731-J.pdf
- Key Concepts Regarding Prescribed Fire
nf-wf-15-01.pdf
Economics
Webpages
- Native Forage
- Microsoft Word - Managing-Native-Grass Forages_Econ.docx
- Native-grass-forages-How-good-is-the-investment-1.pdf
- Microsoft Word - Why-Natives-Profitability_Apr2016.docx
- Microsoft Word - Why-Natives-Toxicosis_Mar2016.docx
- Microsoft Word - Why-Natives-Drought_Feb2016.docx
- Microsoft Word - Why-Natives-heifer development_Jan2016.docx
- Grass Finished Beef Grassfinished_Feb2017.pdf
- Managing-Native-Grass-Forages Native Grasses Summer Annuals.pdf
- Pioneering Study Reveals How Production Practices Shape the Nutrient Density of Beef | Redmond Spokesman
Videos
- The Benefits of Native Warm-Season Grasses (2024 Grassland Summit)
- Grow Native! Webinar: Native Cool-Season Grasses & Sedges for Landscaping, Forage, and Wildlife
Podcasts
- GGN Episode 10: Grazing with Grace - AFGC--Grazing Gone Native | Podcast on Spotify
- Native Warm Season Grass Podcast Episode 7 - Steve Clubine - AFGC--Grazing Gone Native | Podcast on Spotify
- Native Warm Season Grass Episode 5--CRP to Grazing - AFGC--Grazing Gone Native | Podcast on Spotify
- Drexel Atkisson shares 30 years - AFGC--Grazing Gone Native | Podcast on Spotify
- Dustin and Kelly talk about their first time - AFGC--Grazing Gone Native | Podcast on Spotify
Research
- Prescribed fire increases forage mineral content in grazed rangeland
- Native Forbs Provide Pollinator Resources and Improve Forage Nutrient Composition, Animal Performance, and Pasture Productivity
- An Evaluation of Selected Native Grasses and Forbs for Use as a Forage to Replace Tall Fescue and for Enhanced Wildlife Habitat | MU Extension
Training
Economics of Natives https://youtu.be/0ShKGaiC7AE?si=A4TqqUa5h0dYfr4J