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Woody Lane is a well known consultant, educator and writer living in Oregon.  Woody has been an independent operator for many years, but also did a stint in academia early in his career.  He has extensive experience working as an advisor to several successful pasture discussion groups in Oregon, and he writes for a varietyContinue reading “Book Review:  Capturing Sunlight, Book 1 and 2”

As I have grown older and wiser I realize that my real calling is as an ecologist. I am a nutritionist by training, and my work in graduate school focused on starch and fiber interactions in the diets of beef and dairy cattle fed total mixed rations. Despite the specialization of my training, I neverContinue reading “Find your proper place in the ecology of your pastures”

Many of you know my friend and colleague Deidre Harmon. Deidre’s favorite question is “what is your favorite forage”? You might think that my favorite is tall fescue, but actually for many years my favorite forage has been Dallisgrass. Dallisgrass is a summer perennial grass that is native to Argentina. At one time it wasContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Learning to Live with Dallisgrass”

This is a preview of an article written for the Carolina Cattle Connection which will appear in the October edition.  Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) is a high quality summer forage that is naturalized across the Southern and Mid-Atlantic region of the USA.  It is becoming more widespread across the region because of it’s broad adaptation, it’sContinue reading “Managing to Prevent Dallisgrass Staggers”

September is a critical time for Tall Fescue Pasture Renovation. If you don’t have your critical dates set, make decisions and put the dates on your calendar. Specific establishment calendars are available for most states on the Alliance website, or from your local extension agent. For new stands to be planted this fall it isContinue reading “September Tall Fescue Pasture Renovation Tips”

August is a key time to be planning for stockpiling forage for winter grazing, either in fescue or bermudagrass-based systems. It seems like a long time to winter, but spending time now thinking through what you need to purchase, and how daily management will impact your ultimate forage yields is critical if you want toContinue reading “August is time to prepare fields for stockpiling”

The process begins on July the 1st when the fescue grass seed fields are mature enough to swath. The fields are swathed at night when there is dew on the grass to prevent seed loss, farmers will often work all night during this time of year. The grass will lay in windrows for approximately aContinue reading “The Estancia Journey: From Production Field to Kentucky Horse Pasture”

We have had another eventful month at Triple Creek! A hot and dry June turned into a very wet July, and we have had a very wet start to August. Now, Tropical Storm Debby will be sitting on top of us for the next several days with another 4 to 8 inches expected! It isContinue reading “TCJ: What should we call our grazing system?”

As of today we are only 15 days away from first tall fescue planting dates in the northern tall fescue belt, and only 60 days from final optimal planting dates anywhere in the region.  Make sure you have critical dates for final glyphosate spraying and planting on your calendar.  If you don’t have the drillContinue reading “Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue monthly tips: August”

Last month, a group of Alliance for Grassland Renewal members celebrated National Forage Week in Oregon to learn more about what it takes to deliver high-quality fescue seed to farmers and ranchers seeking solutions to fescue toxicosis. This trip made us look back at our beginnings in 2012 when Craig Roberts (now retired Professor andContinue reading “Alliance for Grassland Renewal visits the Willamette Valley in Oregon”