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This article is reprinted with permission from the Carolina Cattle Connection Amazing Grazing column. Over the last decade there has been an explosion of interest in “Regenerative Farming”. I know many farmers that have had great success giving up many of their traditional inputs and building a system that produces with much lower inputs thanContinue reading “Confessions of a Regenerative Farmer Part 5: Pharmaceuticals.”

Weather conditions have been mixed across the region so far this winter.  A cold January brought major snow and ice across the region.  Warmer weather is now expected, so spring conditions will be with us soon.  We have had enough cold weather to keep tall fescue dormant in most areas, but it will green upContinue reading “Timely Tips: February 2026”

These are interesting times in the beef industry. Cattle prices are higher than ever yet there is scant evidence of herd expansion in the macroeconomic data. However, I see enormous asking prices for bred heifers marketed online, so this month I want to share data that I’ve seen in the literature that could aid inContinue reading “Favor the earlier calving bred heifers at auction this fall (relative to your calving season)”

The Alliance for Grassland Renewal will be hosting 6 educational seminars and workshops in the spring of 2026. With a mixture of in-person and online options for producers, extension agents and more, there are several events for anyone to chose from. For Everyone The main event for anyone including producers from across the US isContinue reading “2026 Educational Seminars offer something for everyone”

As I write this we are entering another new year and have another chance to resolve to achieve lofty goals.  I love the holidays, but after they are over I look forward to every day getting longer, and spring getting closer by the day.  Warm days cause a green up as occurred this week.  WeContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal January 2026:  From Out of The Ashes”

The rolling hills of central Virginia made the perfect backdrop for a recent pasture walk hosted at the family farm of Ronnie Nuckols, a longtime cattle producer who has been steadily renovating his pastures with one of the novel endophyte-infected tall fescue lines. The evening offered a great opportunity for local producers to see firsthandContinue reading “Pasture Walk Showcases the Promise of Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue”

Farmers across the tall fescue belt periodically renovate pastures to improve forage production, and in some cases to convert toxic tall fescue to novel endophyte tall fescue.  It is important to provide good management to these new stands during the first two years following planting which are considered the establishment phase of a new stand.Continue reading “Timely tips for managing new stands of tall fescue, January, 2026”

After a month of hay feeding through the early part of the calving season we finally have the cows back on grass.  While we are glad to be back grazing we have a limited quantity, so we expect to be back on hay about February 1.  This turned out to be a very dry fallContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal, Dec, 2025:  Temporary fence requires attention to detail”

Originally written for the Carolina Cattle Connection Regenerative grazing is based on the premise that most of our agricultural land is in a degraded state and requires inputs to be productive.  Managing to improve soil health will move the agricultural ecosystem in a direction that will be more productive with less inputs.  With careful managementContinue reading “Confessions of a Regenerative Farmer, Part 3: Fertility”

The last four late summers and falls in KY (2022-2025) have had extended dry periods following by late fall rains. This has made fall forage establishment and fall stockpiling difficult since dependable rains have come very late. These long dry periods have also caused considerable stress on cool season forages. In many parts of theContinue reading “Fescue Toxicity in the Fall: Is this an issue?”