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Killing Foxtail in grass hay

Real simple cut and bale it before it goes to seed and it will die out in a year or less. I had a problem with it for a year or so but after cutting and baling it before it seeded out fully it is pretty much gone again
 
I can't get rid of mine without spraying which is out of the question. So I just ignore it. It does make a good cover crop for erosion control
with minimum effort. Haying it alone, cows won't eat it but if in a field with a dedicated plant no biggie.
 
I've never had any problem with it and feeding it to my horses. Have had horses for decades and fox tail pops up every few years due to neighbors and them not cutting it before it goes to seed to bird etc. bring it in
 
The issue is the seeds. They can lodge in the gums similar to popcorn hulls for us. Only they can hurt a lot worse and become infected. All "can and may". I have fed my share of headed out foxtail and other grasses and so far have never had a problem. I can certainly understand the desire to not feed the heads though.
AaronSEIA
 
Cows don't like it??? Cut it early and they will devour it quickly. Problem with it is people are too
busy with jobs and family to find time to cut it at the right time.
 
Ive been hearing a lot of complaints here lately. Some research coming out of University of
Tennessee and others which are recommending to horse owners to not feed hay containing
foxtail. So, I'm on a quest as well to eliminate it. So far I'm rotating my hay fields to
beans for at least 2 years, then roundup ready alfalfa. Once foxtail and johnsongrass are
under control drilling timothy or orchard grass into the alfalfa.
 
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