During a drought, little can be done to increase forage pasture growth. Proper management, however, can minimize impacts when drought does occur, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist and Texas A&M AgriLife Research agronomist.
Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., Overton, and Jamie Foster, Ph.D., Beeville, say careful management early in a drought can minimize long-term stand damage and help maintain forage yields when rains do come.
If pastures are managed properly during times of low moisture, the effects of drought will be less severe and pastures will…
