Type: Cool
season perennial grass.
Uses: MaxQ™ enhanced tall fescue provides excellent permanent pastures for cattle, sheep
and horses. When cut in early boot stage it also produces a very high quality hay
and provides high quality, abundant forage for a long period of time each year.
Highest productivity, September-December & March-June. Best practice is to rest
fescue pastures during the summer months.
Endophytes:
Endophytes (fungus) are important to a tall fescue plant. The fungus
aids the plant in being more tolerant to
heat and drought stress, plus adds tolerance to some insects and
diseases. However, the natural fungi in grass plants produce toxins
that are harmful to livestock. MaxQ endophyte provides all the
beneficial effects for the plant without producing harmful toxins.
Adaptation:
With good management practices tall fescue can produce crude protein
levels of 15-16%; TDN in the 60-62% range. However, environmental
conditions and management practices will determine individual
results.
