Under furrow irrigation, fields should be listed at the desired row spacing. Plantings are made on top of lister ridges and irrigated if needed for seedling emergence. Cultivate as for other row crops. Micronutrients, such as iron, may be needed in some areas. Fertilizer applications should be made in April for first seed crop and in August for second.
Rotational grazing is necessary to maintain stand.
Such hay is adequate for wintering dry cows without supplemental protein. Height of plant at seed maturity is 92-123 cm. E. curvula is useful for pasture throughout much of the southern US, but well adapted also in parts of the southern Great Plains. Ca 60,000 ha were grown in Oklahoma and Texas in 1968. Also useful for soil erosion, grassing waterways and for hay in areas of adaptation.