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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”

On most of the pastureland in our region rainfall is a required resource.  At Virgilina, VA we expect 45 inches of annual rainfall, which is about average for the Piedmont of the Eastern US.   This rain is supposed to come about 3 to 5 inches a month, with the driest months being January and February,Continue reading “Triple Creek Journal: Doing the Rain Dance”

The board of the Alliance for Grassland Renewal had a firsthand view of the 2024 grass seed crop in the field in the Willamette Valley in Oregon during late mid-June.  We were treated to a great tour of the valley, hosted by our Oregon seed company members. The weather has been very good for seedContinue reading “The 2024 Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue Seed Crop is on It’s Way to Your Farm!”

Time is counting down with only 45 to 75 days until ideal Tall Fescue planting time depending on where you are in the fescue belt! Plan on seeding September 1-15 in the northern and mountain areas of the tall fescue belt to as late as October 1-15 in the southern regions. See state specific guidelinesContinue reading “Timely Tips: July”