Answer: The addition of legumes to grass pastures often extends the grazing season and fills voids in grass monocultures. Some legumes can furnish quality grazing during the summer months when cool-season pastures are less productive
Legumes can also help to fill seasonal feed gaps and extend pasture life. Legume pastures provide palatable, digestible, high-protein feed for livestock. Feed intake of legumes in ruminants can be higher than in grasses due to the rapid breakdown of legume material.