Big and little Bluestem is rather expensive to establish and is not a grass to plant if you just want a few years pasture. It is a long term grass. That being said I believe it is the best forage grass God put on the planet. It hays well, stores well and keeps well for a very long time. All forage animals will eat it and do well on it. Animals are not so different from us in that they eat what they are used to. If a cow is used to eating sage brush or pine needles they may turn there nose up to blue at first. But don't expect them to go back to sage and pine needles after they get a taste for blue. If put up properly it should have a protein content of around 5%. Have seen it test as high as 8%. Bluestem hay will not have a deep green color as other hays but more of a pastel or lighter green color inside the bale. Hay put up late will be more of a gray/brown in color and is filler feed or mulch. And will have more coarse stems. If pastured only blue will develop clumps that aminals will eat around. Mowing or burning will help eliminate the clumps. Burning should take place in the spring when new grass shoots are about an inch long. Care should be taken not to over graze as this allows weeds and some trees to get a start. Most CRP mixes are a mix of 5, 6 or 7 different grasses including Bluestem. (Prairie grass) Bluestem has gotten a bad reputation from hay being sold as Bluestem to buyers that didn't know the difference. Bluestem hay is typicly called Prairie hay and this is a true statement as there are other good grasses in with the bluestem. BUT any grass that grows on the prairie can be sold as Praire hay so a buyer should be knowlegable on what to look for.
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