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Tall Fescue
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue Variety Chart
Tall fescue is a very adaptable species and grows well in dry or wet conditions. It is also winter-hardy and persistent. Tall fescue grows early in the spring and has the potential for high dry-matter production with Nitrogen fertilization. Tall fescue is a good choice for wetlands.
Tall fescue can be unpalatable due to rough leaves and high lignin content. Barenbrug's breeding activities have led to newer, much softer leafed, higher yielding varieties with significantly improved palatability and digestibility.
Many varieties contain a harmful fungus called endophyte. This fungus makes the plant less palatable and depresses animal performance and health. All Barenbrug forage varieties are endophyte free to ensure good animal health and performance.
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STF-43
STF-43 is an innovative blend of late-maturing, soft-leaved tall fescues. STF-43 produces impressive dry matter yields with exceptional levels of digestible fiber. STF-43 is the result of Barenbrug's forage analyses program which measured NDF (neutral detergent fiber) and NDFd (NDF digestibility).
With the laboratory analyses, Barenbrug identified significant differences in amount of fiber (NDF) and its digestibility (NDFd) between improved varieties. STF-43 is formulated with varieties to provide exceptional levels of digestible fiber per pound of dry matter fed.
Fed to high-producing animals such as lactating dairy cows, STF-43 provides energy derived from digestible fiber as well as the valuable effects of fiber which together promote rumen health and productivity, and, in turn animal health and productivity. STF-43 is well-suited for hay and haylage/baleage production. It is an excellent selection for a mixed or interplanting with a legume. STF-43 is late-maturing and endophyte-free.
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