Publications Relating to Pasture and Hayland

Bermudagrass Yield and Quality Through the Grazing Season. (PDF; 47 KB) S.W. Coleman and M.J. Williams. 2007. USDA, ARS, Subtropical Agricultural Research Station 75th Anniversary Field Day Proceedings, Brooksville, FL. May 25, 2007. 4p. (ID# 7578)

'Nordan' crested wheatgrass release brochure. (PDF; 3.6 MB) Wayne Duckwitz. 2006. USDA- NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2006. 6p. (ID# 6787)

'Lodorm' green needlegrass. (PDF; 67KB) Bismarck PMC staff. 2005. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2005. 6p. (ID# 6147)

Release Brochure for 'Medina' eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 463 KB) Stevens, J. 2004. Nacogdoches, Texas. September 2004. 2p. (ID# 5616)

Idaho Forage Handbook, Third Edition. (PDF; 58 KB) D.G. Ogle, G.E.Shewmaker, B.Hazen and K. D.Sanders - Chapters 2 and 3. 2005. University of Idaho, USDA-NRCS, USDA-ARS, Idaho Department of Agriculture, Moscow, Idaho. U of ID Ext. Bul. 547, Third Edition, May 2005. 105p. (ID# 5985)

Eastern Gamagrass Technology Update. (PDF; 3 MB) Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center, Coffeeville, MS. 64p. (ID# 1204)

PLANT SHEET Big Bluestem. (PDF; 381 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Home page Under JCPMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4605)

PLANT SHEET: Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 1 MB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4610)

PLANT SHEET: Indiangrass. (PDF; 395 KB) 3. 2003. GANRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens , GA. Jan 2003. 7p. (ID# 4608)

PLANT SHEET: Little Bluestem. (PDF; 297 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4606)

PLANT SHEET: Switchgrass. (PDF; 498 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, and M. Kirkland. 2003. GA NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens, Ga.. Jan 2003. 6p. (ID# 4607)

OH-370 Germplasm Big Bluestem Plant Fact Sheet. (PDF; 144 KB) Henry, J. and S. Bruckerhoff. 2002. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Nov.21.02. 2p. (ID# 4259)

Plant Fact Sheet: Virginia Wildrye. (PDF; 207 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 2001. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2001. 2p. (ID# 758)

Plant Fact Sheet: Three-flower Melic. (PDF; 752 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 1999. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Dec. 1999. 2p. (ID# 738)

Cicer Milkvetch Plant Guide. (PDF; 246 KB) Tilley, DJ, Ogle, DG, and L. St. John. 2008. Aberdeen, PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 12 Feb 2008. 6p. (ID# 7789)

Perennial Ryegrass Plant Guide. (PDF; 101 KB) Ogle, Dan, Scott Engle and Glenn Shewmaker. 2008. USDA - NRCS, Boise, ID. April 2008. 4p. (ID# 7906)

Sainfoin Plant Guide. (PDF; 121 KB) Tilley, D.J., Ogle, D.G. and L. St John. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. 031208. 4p. (ID# 7792)

Bermudagrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 82 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 3p. (ID# 7038)

Kura Clover Planting Guide. (PDF; 79 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 2p. (ID# 7040)

Switchgrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 71 KB) J. Vandevender. 2006. Alderson, WV PMC, Alderson, WV. 4p. (ID# 7033)

Green Needlegrass Planting Guide. (PDF; 96KB) Bismarck PMC. 2005. Bismarck, ND. June 2005. 3p. (ID# 6033)

PLANT SHEET -- Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 1.3MB) Don Surrency, Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage USDA NRCS Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 14p. (ID# 6095)

PLANT SHEET-- Indiangrass(Sorghastrum nutans) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 595KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA-NRCS-Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6094)

Plant Sheet-- Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 659KB) Don Surrency, Mike Owsley, Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage-USDA-NRCS Georgia, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6092)

Plant Sheet--Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Special Edition:For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 241KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--NRCS-USDA-GA, Athens, Ga. September 2005. 8p. (ID# 6100)

PLANT SHEET--Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Special Edition: For Farm Bill Implementation. (PDF; 497KB) Don Surrency,Mike Owsley,Malcome Kirkland. 2005. Jimmy Carter PMC Homepage--USDA-NRCS-Georgia, Athens Ga. September 2005. 9p. (ID# 6093)

San Marcos Germplasm Eastern gamagrass. (PDF; 93KB) Morris J Houck. 2005. Knox City PMC, Knox City,TX. June 2005. 2p. (ID# 6201)

OZ-70 Germplasm Big Bluestem. (PDF; 177 KB) Bruckerhoff, S. B. 2004. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. 6/8/04. 2p. (ID# 5655)

Planting Guide - Americus Indiangrass. (PDF; 239 KB) Surrency, D. and C. M. Owsley. 2003. Georgia NRCS Homepage under Jimmy Carter PMC, Athens Ga. Jan 2003. 4p. (ID# 4974)

Planting Guide: Schizachyrium scoparium Iowa Germplasm (little bluestem). (PDF; 45 KB) Henry, J., J. Kaiser, and S. Bruckerhoff. 2000. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. Apr. 2000. 3p. (ID# 985)

Big Bluestem - High Quality Summer Forage for the Northern Plains. (PDF; 241 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2002. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. May 2002. 6p. (ID# 3587)

1996 Annual Activity Report. (PDF; 1583 KB) Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. 1997. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. April 1997. 41p. (ID# 1329)

1995 Annual Activity Report. (PDF; 653 KB) Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. 1996. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. April 1996. 8p. (ID# 1327)

2006 Spring Newsletter. (PDF; 556KB) Cassandra Meyer. 2006. PMC activities, Coffeeville, MS. Spring, 2006. 4p. (ID# 6588)

The Best Yielding Forages for Irrigated Conditions. (PDF; 69 KB) St. John, L. and D.G. Ogle. 2004. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. April 29, 2004. 1p. (ID# 5592)

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update. (PDF; 68 KB) R. cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. August 2006. 3p. (ID# 7134)

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Grassland Project Plan Update 2006. (PDF; 65 KB) R. Cragar. 2007. WV News and Views, Morgantown, WV. November 2006. 2p. (ID# 7133)

Maximilian Sunflower: An Ornamental and Pasture Plant for Landscapes and Palatable for Livestock. (PDF; 18 KB) Rudy G. Esquivel. 2006. NRCS/James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas. 12/20/2006. 2p. (ID# 7625)

Managing Irrigated Pastures - Tips for Southeastern Arizona. (PDF; 200 KB) Pater, M., B. Munda and E.R. Garner. 2002. USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center, Tucson, AZ. 4p. (ID# 3910)

Eastern gamagrass Grazing Trial. (PDF; 103 KB) Kirkland, M. 2001. Lamar Co Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter, Barnesville, GA. Winter 2001. 3p. (ID# 1952)

Eastern Gamagrass Breeding in New York and Oklahoma. (PDF; 55 KB) Salon, P. and C. Dewald. 2000. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and USDA-ARS, Corning, NY. 11p. (ID# 2561)

Eastern Gamagrass Response to Accent (nicosulfuron), Basis (rimsulfuron) and Plateau (imazapic) Herbicides in Comparison to a Few Common Corn Herbicides - PMC article. (PDF; 29 KB) Salon, P.R. and M. Van der Grinten. 2000. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY. 7p. (ID# 2569)

Grazing Management of Eastern Gamagrass in Southwestern Georgia. (PDF; 412 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. NRCS USDA, Americus, GA. Winter 2000. 9p. (ID# 2290)

Review of Big Bluestem. (PDF; 121 KB) Owsley, C.M. 2000. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Jun. 2000. 16p. (ID# 2291)

Native Warm Season Grasses for Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. (PDF; 800 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owsley, S. Brantly, and V. Pickard. 1999. USDA-NRCS Athens Ga, Athens, GA. July 1999. 14p. (ID# 4602)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Quality as Influenced by Harvest Management. (PDF; 39 KB) Salon, P. and D. Cherney. 1998. USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center and Cornell University, Corning, NY. 1998. 11p. (ID# 2562)

Forage production evaluation of Coffee Point. (PDF; 5 KB) St. John, L. 1998. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1p. (ID# 2767)

Performance of eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) at the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 287 KB) Surrency, D., C.M. Owlsey, M. Kirkland, and S.B. Brantly. 1998. USDA-NRCS Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, Americus, GA. Technical Guide No. Ga 101 450- VI June 16, 1998. 7p. (ID# 3026)

Winter Forage Cover Crop Trials. (PDF; 33 KB) Munda, B., T.C. Knowles, A. Meen, V. Wakimoto, and B. Worthy. 1998. University of Arizona Forage and Grain Agricultural Report, Tucson, AZ. AZ-1059. 5p. (ID# 1973)

Forage Yield, Nutritive Value and Growth Pattern of Five Native Warm Season Grasses. (PDF; 11 KB) Lee, Angela E., J. Lloyd-Reilley, Lambert, B. and J.P. Muir. 2007. CKWRI, Kingsville, TX. July 2007. 1p. (ID# 7455)

King Ranch Progress Report. (PDF; 308 KB) John Lloyd-Reilley and Shelly Maher. 2007. Kika de la Garza PMC, Kingsville, TX. Septermber, 2007. 8p. (ID# 7632)

Curlew ICST-1996 Forage Production Summary. (PDF; 9 KB) St. John, L. 1997. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1p. (ID# 2801)

Curlew ICST-1995 Forage production summary. (PDF; 9 KB) St. John, L. 1996. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Sept. 1996. 1p. (ID# 2785)

1995 Trout Creek off-center advanced test site forage production. (PDF; 12 KB) St. John, L. 1995. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 3p. (ID# 2772)

Curlew ICST-1994 Forage production summary. (PDF; 9 KB) St. John, L. 1994. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. 1p. (ID# 2771)

Influence of Nitrogen Fertilization on Seed Production of Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 100 KB) Douglas, J.L., J.M. Grabowski, P. Meints, and D.J. Lang. 2004. 4th Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Kentucky. 1p. (ID# 5572)

Eastern Gamagrass Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer. (PDF; 342 KB) Douglas, S.D., Edwards, D.J. Lang, R.L. Elmore, R.L. Ivy, and J.L. Howell. 2002. The Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct. 1-3, 2002. 1p. (ID# 4279)

Yield, Quality and Persistence of Thirteen Genotypes of Eastern Gamagrass in Three Southern Locations. (PDF; 7 KB) Douglas, J.L., C. M. Owsley, and L. M. Tharel. 2002. The Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium reprinted as MSPMC TechNote 6, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct. 1-3, 2002. 1p. (ID# 4292)

Eastern Gamagrass Forage Quality as Influenced by Harvest Management - ASA NW Abstract. (PDF; 51 KB) Salon, P. and D. Cherney. 2000. Northeastern Branch of the American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting Abstracts, University of Delaware, June 18-2, 2000, Madison, WI. Jun. 2000. 1p. (ID# 2392)

Yield of Eastern Gamagrass with Interseeded Legumes - ASA Abstract. (PDF; 38 KB) Salon, P. and M. Schmidt. 2000. American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting Abstracts, Minneapolis, MN. Nov. 2000. 1p. (ID# 2400)

Warm-season grasses for the Northern Great Plains - results of a fourteen year study. (PDF; 11 KB) Haas, R.J., D.A. Tober, N.K. Jensen, and M.J. Knudson. 1997. Abstracts, Soc. Range Mgmt. 50th Annual Meeting, Rapid City, SD, 1p. (ID# 931)

Biomass Yield of Five Native Preennial Warm Season Grasses. (PDF; 157 KB) Angela E. Lee, John Lloyd-Reilley, Barry D. Lambert, and James P. Muir. 2008. Tarleton State University & STPMC, Stephenville, TX. Jan 2008. 1p. (ID# 7846)

Manifest: The Planned Release of a New Intermedieate Wheatgrass Cultivar. (PDF; 57 KB) John Hendrickson, John Berdahl, Mark Liebig and Wayne Duckwitz. 2007. Poster given at the ARS Friends and Neighbors Day Field Day, Mandan, ND. 8/19/2007. 1p. (ID# 7437)

Partnerships in Forage Trials and Growth Curves for C-Graz Grazing Modeling. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Dengler, E., R.J. Ugiansky and L. Vough. 2007. The Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, St. Louis, MO. December 10-13, 2006. (ID# 7614)

Yield of eastern gamagrass with and without bigbluestem and switchgrass #2. (PDF; 132 KB) Paul R. Salon. 2006. The Fifth Native Grass Symposium, Harrisburg, Pa. October 10-13, 2006. 1p. (ID# 7141)

Native Forage Grass Establishment and Use in Southwest Georgia. (PDF; 269KB) Charles M Owsley, Mary S Goodman, Malcome Kirkland, Larry Vanzant, and Donald Surrency. 2005. 2005 SWCS Annual Meeting Rochester NY, Rochester NY. July 31-August 2 2005. 1p. (ID# 6097)

Grazing management of Eastern gamagrass in Southwest georgia. (PDF; 87 KB) Owsley, C.M., M. Kirkland, S. Brantly, and D. Surrency. 2002. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC. Oct 1-3, 2002. 9p. (ID# 4320)

A New Eastern Gamagrass Cultivar for the Southern United States. (PDF; 50 KB) Grabowsk, J., S. Edwards, and J. Douglas. 2003. Third Eastern Native Grass Symposium reprinted as MSPMC Tech Note Vol16 No. 4, pending. 7p. (ID# 5035)

Hay and pasture management: Establishing warm season grasses. (PDF; 13 KB) Dewald, C.L., J. Henry, and S.B. Bruckerhoff. 1996. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center, Elsberry, MO. May 1996. 3p. (ID# 619)

Hampton germplasm release document. (PDF; 33 KB) Tharel/King. 2007. Signed release documentation, Booneville, Arkansas. release documentation. 6p. (ID# 7595)

Notice of Release of Bumpers Eastern Gamagrass. (PDF; 41 KB) J.R. King and L.M. Tharel. 2005. Booneville PMC, Booneville, AR. 4/05. 5p. (ID# 5878)

Release Notice for Lavaca Canada Wildrye. (PDF; 100 KB) Lloyd-Reilley, J. 2000. USDA- NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Aug. 2000. 3p. (ID# 1373)

Notice of Release: Bison big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). (PDF; 112 KB) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 1989. USDA-NRCS Bismarck Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. 2p. (ID# 175)

Managing ‘Highlander’ Eastern Gamagrass for Sustainable Forage Production in the Upper Southeastern United States. (PDF; 83 KB) Douglas, S.D., Edwards, W.J. Jackson, and D.J. Lang. 2004. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Jamie L. Whitten PMC, 1p. (ID# 5676)

Forages: Gains on Gamagrass. (PDF; 47 KB) Leidner, J. 2000. Progressive Farmer, Tifton Ga.. Sep. 2000, (76). 1p. (ID# 1598)

The District Stocker Program. (PDF; 379 KB) Westerfield, C. 2000. USDA-NRCS Lamar County Soil & Water Cons. District Newsletter, Barnesville, GA. Winter 2000. 2p. (ID# 3176)