Researchers Rediscover Heat, Pest, Drought-Resistant Forage Grass

An unusual forage grass has been rediscovered. USDA researchers in Wisconsin have rediscovered meadow fescue, a highly adaptable, winter-hardy grass that producer Charles Opitz found on his dairy farm. A fungi that lives inside meadow fescue helps it survive heat, drought, and pests and unlike other grass varieties, the endophytes do not poison. According to Opitz, the cows love it and produce more milk when they eat it. Learn more.