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Grazing North Texas – Wilman Lovegrass
By Tony Dean
Wilman lovegrass is an introduced grass that is earning a place for itself in North Texas grazing lands. As with several other introduced grasses, it originated in South Africa, but appears to have found a home with area ranchers.
Wilman was first planted in the US in 1962 at the Soil Conservation Service Plant Materials Center in Tucson, Arizona. Early testing indicated that the grass showed excellent seedling germination and vigor and these early observations have proven true. Seed became commercially available in 1972.
Wilman lovegrass was originally considered a short-lived perennial and it was anticipated that it would be subject to winter kill in North Texas. The Natural Resources Conservation Service recommended that it only be used in seed mixes with other grasses rather than in pure stands due to this issue. NRCS still advises producers to be aware of lack of cold tolerance.
In periods of extreme weather conditions in North Texas there has been some loss of this grass along with other introduced plants like Kleingrass. In some cases, fields with partial winter kill on these species have reestablished themselves with good grazing management.
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By: Rayford Pullen
Watching our pastures over the years, I have noticed our forages quit growing when nighttime temperatures begin hitting that 45-degree mark, and in North Texas, that will usually be around October 20.
While growth stops, our forages will still be high quality which allows our momma cows to gain weight for another 40 days or so.
Getting these cows in better condition is key to getting them through the winter and breeding after they calve.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
By: Rayford Pullen
Watching our pastures over the years, I have noticed our forages normally quit growing when nighttime temperatures begin hitting that 45-degree mark, and in North Texas, that will usually be around October 20.
While growth stops, our forages will still be high quality which allows our momma cows to gain weight for another 40 days or so.
Getting these cows in better condition is key to getting them through the winter and breeding after they calve.
To read more, check out the October issue of the NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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