tl/dr
“Fescue toxicity is the most devastating livestock disorder east of the Mississippi,".....................

"Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed Inc"..............

Hamilton and Steele have decided to bet on biodiversity.
Instead of a year-round monoculture of fescue, they have
a biodiverse mix of warm- and cool-season grasses, along with wildflowers.

https://grist.org/agriculture/this-grass-has-toxic-effects-on-us-livestock-and-its-spreading-fescue/
#ExoticSpecies #Ranching #ChunderRoad #Biodiversity

This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

As warming temperatures enable tall fescue to move northward, scientists and ranchers are racing to stop its expansion.

Grist