Barfest Festulolium is a hybrid of Perennial Tetraploid Ryegrass and Meadow Fescue. It is a new Festulolium that is proving itself in the Festulolium market. Barfest is very dense, very palatable, very fast establishment, and has good persistence. Along with excellent quality and digestibility, Festulolium tend to be a little more drought tolerant than Ryegrass.

      Meadow Fescue, a very winter-hardy species, is related to Perennial Ryegrass. It looks more like Ryegrass than tall Fescue. Meadow Fescue is very palatable but lower yielding than Tall Fescue. It does very well in cool moist conditions but once established it takes heat well. We have had a variety in our test plots for 5 years and now have Meadoe Fescue in our test plots in additional locations. So far we have been impressed, but we are cautiously optimistic.  For this reason we only recommend it to be planted as part of a mixture. We think it will fit organic farms well in that it does not have as high of a nitrogen requirement but is still of high quality.

      This new release from Barenbrug is a standout in our 2004 forage seeding trail and at other screenin locations. It is denser and taller than our other meadow fescues tested. Its forage quality and palatability approaches ryegrass. We will be incorporating this new variety into some of our mixtures as seed supply increases.

      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 let to newer, much softer leafed, higher yielding varieties with significantly improved palatability and digestibility. Fine leaf tall fescue varieties all have that excellent deep root characteristic that give them persistence and yield. In addition, the soft leafe varieties like Bariae and Barolex have very good palatability and quality. Many varieties contain a harmful fun gus 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. All of "our" Fescues are "Endophyte-Free."

      A soft leafed palatable Tall Fescue ranked #1 for palatability in France. It is also our latest maturing Tall Fescue which means less seedhead headaches. It's an excellent companion grass with Alfalfa.

      This has the potential to be the best Tall Fescue for grazing. Now there is a new generation of Tall Fescues available. They are called fine leaved Tall Fescues.
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      Is a selection from Dovey for even more persistence in heat and drought situations. Very high yielding, this may well be our next best grass for the south. We will be observing this outstanding fescue over the next few years.

      TF 33 Fescue Blend, which is a blend of productive, late maturing, endophyte-free Fescues-Barcel and Bocarella, is best for hay or grazing beef, sheep or heifers. Fescue seems to be more palatable under conditions or poor or moderate fertility. It can be mixed with Alfalfa.

      Dovey is recognized around the world as a quick establishing, high yielding, persistent and livestock-safe Fescue. Dovey Fescue has gained popularity in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Southern Europe. In these countries, it exhibits the same traits desired in Southern US.
      Dovey's superior seedling vigor allows it to establish quicker than other varieties of Fescue. The yield potential is second to none as provedn in official forage trials performed in Missouri, Oklahoma and even British Columbia.
      Dovey has proven to be the most persistent of the endophyte free varieties and even more heat and drought tolerant than endophyte infected Kentucky-31. This extraordinary trait is observed at The Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Oklahoma after two extremely dry summers. Dovey is the number one choice for the south.