Maximizing Fall and Winter Grazing of Beef Cows and Stocker Cattle

Bulletin 872-98

Wildrye and Wheatgrasses

These cool-season grasses have potential for early and late grazing. Currently, there is a lack of acreage and seed in our area. There is more information on these grasses in the northern Great Plains than in Ohio. There are questions about their vigor in our relatively hotter, more humid environment.

Some potential varieties are:

Altai Wildrye
Canadian Wildrye
Russian Wildrye
Crested Wheatgrass
Intermediate Wheatgrass