Understand the rooting behavior of bromegrass and its impact on drought tolerance

Know that bromegrass is adapted for use as hay or grazing

Be aware of the sensitivity of bromegrass to frequent, close grazing stress

Understand how trends in stem base fructans relate to bromegrass stress tolerance

Be able to distinguish bromegrass from other forage grasses

Know how bromegrass palatability changes with forage maturity

Understand the challenges of getting bromegrass established

Understand the impact of low N on bromegrass growth and productivity

Understand the relationship between bromegrass maturity and that of alfalfa, and its impact on mixture selection

Know the relative winter hardiness of forage grasses and how this impacts selection of timothy as a forage

Be able to distinguish timothy from other forage grasses

Understand high temperature and water availability can limit timothy growth and productivity

Know how timothy forage quality changes with maturity

Understand why grazing mismanagement reduces vigor of forage grasses, including timothy

Know why timothy is out of synch with modern alfalfa management