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Renovating a pasture by replacing common toxic tall fescue with a novel variety typically entails choosing one single novel grass cultivar/novel endophyte combination (e.g., Jesup MaxQ, Texoma MaxQII, etc.). Effective management of the newly established stand requires making that stand as resilient as possible to disturbances, such as drought, while promoting the enhancement of essentialContinue reading “Plant mixtures of tall fescue cultivar/endophyte combinations for better fescue productivity, persistence, and soil sustainability”

February has always been a tough month for me on the farm.  Whether we have good stockpile on the pasture or not we are usually feeding hay in February.  Winter hay feeding for about 45 days is our normal expectation, and I actually enjoy it for about a month.  Unfortunately, due to weather conditions inContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Managing late winter challenges”

In 2022, the Alliance for Grassland Renewal launched it’s Certified Dealer Program, to highlight those seed dealers and farm stores that carry novel endophyte tall fescue products, and have educated themselves on these products by attending a workshop. In February of 2023, we added three new dealers to the program. You can find their fullContinue reading “New Certified Dealers”

This year, the Alliance for Grassland Renewal is hosting 3 Novel Endophtye Tall Fescue Renovation Workshops. Speakers from across the US will cover topics such as Toxicosis Management, Establishment, Seed Quality and Testing, Economics and more. Registration is $40 and includes lunch and educational materials. Use the links below for more information or to registerContinue reading “Registration Open for Spring Renovation Workshops”

Reprinted with permission from Hay and Forage Grower, January 2023. Interest in controlled grazing management has increased in recent years, in large part due to increased input costs.  The promise of growing more grass with fewer inputs is intriguing, and some would suggest that there is only one way to get that done.  Systems likeContinue reading “Adaptive Management is Key to Grazing Success”

January, 2023.  The dominant forages in our forage system include tall fescue, dallisgrass, crabgrass, red clover and white clover.  There are many other minor species but those five account for a pretty high percentage of the biomass production.  Twenty years ago we had very heavy tall fescue stands, and as a result we usually hadContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Bale Grazing compliments Hay Unrolling during winter feeding”

Tall fescue is a dominant grass across the US Tall fescue is a deep-rooted, persistent perennial grass that is considered high-quality forage for livestock. Tall fescue originated from Europe and was likely brought here by early European settlers. Kentucky 31 (KY-31), infamous fescue cultivar released in 1942, is well adapted to the eastern states andContinue reading “Understanding Endophytes: The history and morphology of endophytes and comparison of endophyte-infected tall fescue in the US”

We had a big loss to our farm a few weeks ago.  My mom, Ninalei Bader Poore (Nina), passed away; she was 91.  She had been in a slow decline the last two years, but she stayed positive as she approached the end of life.  Life changed for her dramatically in 2015 when my DadContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Life Goes On.”

I have worked with the beef industry all my career, and one thing is clear; only a very small proportion of producers quickly adopt management practices and technological advances that I might help develop. As I grow older I think more and more about this as I want my life’s work to matter.  To helpContinue reading “Why are cow-calf producers slow to adopt science proven technology?”

As a horseman specializing in challenging horses, Reed Edwards is used to coming up with creative solutions. It is no surprise he applied the same approach to forages. “I’m used to doing oddball stuff and I’m somewhat adventurous,” says the Laurens, South Carolina, horseman and hay producer. His choice of an alfalfa and novel endophyteContinue reading “Creative Mix Yields Winning Results”