During a time of drought, inflation, low hay inventories and high input costs, when I recently checked the price of urea fertilizer and learned it was selling at 43% of the cost of one year ago, I felt like someone had just handed me a winning lottery ticket! As follow up to last week, we dig a little deeper into the importance of fertilization of improved grass pastures. Bermudagrass, Crab grass and Old World Bluestem are examples.
First, native range grass pasture is wonderful for beef production. It does not require fertilization, it is resilient, requires less management and…