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Tall fescue, a year-round forage in Georgia There are more than 30 million acres of tall fescue in the United States with 1 million acres in Georgia alone, which are primarily in the north Georgia. It is a cool season perennial grass available for grazing for an extended period from early spring to fall.  Furthermore,Continue reading “Toxic Endophyte Infection in Georgia Fescue Pastures is Severe and Widespread“

Pasture Plant Diversity Field Day and Workshop at Beaver Creek Farm, NC was a big success! Over 100 farmers, conservationists, extension agents and others gathered at Beaver Creek Farm in Surry County, NC on July 25 to explore the topic of plant diversity as it relates to the productivity and management of pastures.  The eventContinue reading “Pasture Plant Diversity Field Day”

I would like to set something straight with this article. I am afraid that our emphasis on taking good care of your new stands of novel endophyte tall fescue have created the misconception that it is a weak plant that needs to be babied to survive. This is true for many alternative forage crops includingContinue reading “Novel endophyte tall fescue is a tough plant and it does not have to be babied.   “

Spring 2021 was the driest and hottest spring on record. As a result, we had an early harvest. In contrast, Spring 2022 in the Willamette Valley, was one of the coolest and wettest years on record. Our best guess today is that we expect our Willamette Valley, Oregon crop to be 7-8 days later thanContinue reading “July 2022 Seed Crop Update”

My colleague Johnny Rogers has often said “what we recommend always works so much better when it rains” and that is so true.  We often have dry spells through the year in the area where we both live and farm, and the soils are very shallow.  Everything that could be plowed was farmed hard withContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: What a difference rain makes”

I recently got an email from a colleague asking me if I had heard of the new protein tub with a feed additive that is the ultimate solution to the problem of fescue toxicosis.  I followed up and looked at the advertising and at the research that evaluated the supplement product containing the newly discoveredContinue reading “The Solution to Fescue Toxicosis is Discovered at Last!”

Horses at a Central Kentucky career and technical high school have lush paddocks to graze on this school year thanks to help from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.   Locust Trace AgriScience Center is a school in Lexington that introduces high school students in Fayette and Woodford counties to many agriculture disciplines. Equine science is one of theContinue reading “Pasture renovation improves forage quality for schools horses”

Working the land makes agricultural producers farm strong, but pivoting to new, unfamiliar practices takes a different kind of strength. The strength to change. There is gym strong and then there is farm strong. Gym strong looks good. Weights, trainers, protein drinks and persistence sculpt a magazine-ready physique. There’s nothing wrong with gym strong. FarmContinue reading “The Strength to Change”

Have you started thinking about next winter’s hay supply? The question seems ludicrous given that we are in the beginning of the hay making season. But is it? Kenny Burdine doesn’t think so. The extension agricultural economist with the University of Kentucky says it’s never too early to plan for winter hay needs, especially thisContinue reading “Hay could be in short supply next winter”

May should be the best month for a grazier in our region.  You never know about April; where we are on the NC/VA border, April often “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” just as the saying goes.  We usually can enjoy turning out by April 15.  The first couple ofContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal: May should be our best month!”