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We have had another full month at Triple Creek, with some great grass and pretty nice temperatures.  We remain on the dry side, but some heavy rain is expected over the next two days so we should be in pretty good shape for forage production for the next few weeks.  We have a short hayContinue reading “Triple Creek Journal, May, 2025.  Thanks to Mom’s Everywhere!”

First year management of newly established novel endophyte tall fescue is a hot topic of discussion at many of the Alliance’s in-person workshops and online trainings. Ideally, new fall-planted fields are well established and the rows are covered with a full canopy of leaves. We are well into spring now and about to enter summerContinue reading “What Now? Summer Management of Newly Established Novel Fescue Pastures”

As you walk your fields and evaluate pasture conditions, identify areas that might need renovation or a boost in soil fertility. A good first step is to run a soil test. This simple tool gives you valuable insight into two key things: the nutrients in your soil and the soil pH, both of which directlyContinue reading “Soil pH and Lime: Keys to a Productive Pasture Season”

April 2025 The start of spring is an exciting time, and April is my favorite month.  It is always easy to get impatient for spring during March in our country, because despite the spells of warm weather we may have, until the ground warms up you can expect pastures to be slow to come out. Continue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Wait for the Red Buds to Bloom”

New stands of Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue should be growing well. Despite challenging establishment conditions again last fall, most reports are of successful establishment, but we have also heard about a few failures. Prepare to remove spring growth on these new stands by grazing several times or cutting for hay. If grazing, graze for aContinue reading “Fescue Renovation Timely Tips, April 2025”

Finally Mother Nature has given up her hold on Winter, and Spring has arrived in Georgia!  Looking out onto our green cool-season grasses and seeing our livestock happily grazing provides the welcome realization that we have once again survived the cold of winter and have truly moved onto greener pastures.  However, it’s never too earlyContinue reading “Effectively using Summer Annual Grasses”

Dr. Nick Hill, Emeritus Professor University of Georgia and Founding Partner Agrinostics Ltd. Co. Most land-grant agricultural research and outreach efforts address rather simple concepts that producers face. As a retired professor I now have more time to contemplate complex agricultural issues, one being decision-making regarding pasture renovation. There is a myriad of financial decisionsContinue reading “Renovation and Sustainability of Pasture Agriculture”

It has been a manageable winter season for us, but as always this time of year I am impatient for spring. We did a lot more hay feeding than we like again this winter, but with our second year stands of tall fescue coming in strong we expect an increase in forage production this year.Continue reading “Triple Creek Journal, March 2025. Another cycle complete!”

As we move into spring there are several things you can do to improve the development of your new stands of tall fescue planted in 2024, and to prepare land that is scheduled for renovation in the Fall of 2025. If you have not yet applied nitrogen to new stands, that should be done asContinue reading “March 2025 Timely Tips”

If you’ve ever seen a cow suddenly collapse in early spring, seemingly out of nowhere, you might have witnessed a case of grass tetany. This metabolic disorder, historically linked to magnesium deficiency, can be a problem for cattle grazing lush cool-season grasses. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and prevention strategies of grass tetany can help cattleContinue reading “Towards a better understanding of grass tetany in beef cows”