Description
Endophyte infected tall fescue impacts cattle and other livestock across vast regions of the world. Toxicosis from wild type endophyte is widespread in regions where toxic tall fescue is the base perennial forage. The Alliance for Grassland Renewal was founded to address this complex issue and to facilitate appropriate adoption of Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue, the only potentially 100% effective remedy for fescue toxicosis. A poor understanding of the Cost/Benefit ratio of renovating pasture is one of the main reason farmers give for not renovating tall fescue pastures. An Excel-based spreadsheet tool was developed by University of Missouri Extension to analyze costs and benefits of tall fescue pasture renovation. A team from the Alliance for Grassland Renewal worked with the tool and the developer to set default values for both costs and benefits. This tool will be made available in the future to extension agents and other advisors that are trained on the basics of Tall Fescue Toxicosis Management.
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Economics and Other Factors Affecting the Adoption of Novel Endophyte Technology
Endophyte infected tall fescue impacts cattle and other livestock across vast regions of the world. Toxicosis from wild type endophyte is widespread in regions where toxic tall fescue is the base perennial forage. The Alliance for Grassland Renewal was founded to address this complex issue and to facilitate appropriate adoption of Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue, the only potentially 100% effective remedy for fescue toxicosis. A poor understanding of the Cost/Benefit ratio of renovating pasture is one of the main reason farmers give for not renovating tall fescue pastures. An Excel-based spreadsheet tool was developed by University of Missouri Extension to analyze costs and benefits of tall fescue pasture renovation. A team from the Alliance for Grassland Renewal worked with the tool and the developer to set default values for both costs and benefits. This tool will be made available in the future to extension agents and other advisors that are trained on the basics of Tall Fescue Toxicosis Management.
