2019 Piedmont Regional Goat and Sheep Conference
Join us for our best conference yet! The Piedmont Regional Goat and Sheep Conference will take place on Saturday, May 11, …
Animal Agriculture
Novel Endophtye Fescue Workshop
There will be a field day discussing novel endophyte fescue coming up on April 25, 2019. Time is 4–6 …
Foxtail Is Taking Over My Hay Field. What Can I Do to Control This Weedy Grass?
Answer: Foxtail is an annual grass that germinates in the spring when soil temperature averages 65 degrees for three …
Amazing Grazing After 30 Years
Amazing Grazing after 30 years. Dr. Matt Poore Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University The Amazing Grazing program was founded …
Food for Thought: The 2019 American Forage and Grasslands Council and the NC Forage and Grasslands Council
Join us this next week (January 22 to 25, 2019) for the NC Forage and Grassland Council Winter Conference …
Are Your Pastures Toxic? Come Join Us on March 12 to Learn More
What is KY 31 doing to your livestock? How do I renovate my pastures? If you would like to …
2019 Piedmont Regional Beef Conference
Piedmont Regional Beef Conference When: Thursday, March 7, 2019 Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Guilford County Center, 3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro, NC Piedmont …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
SAVE the DATE (Feb. 13, 2019) Forage Recovery Plan 2019 – Winter Conference
Management Strategies for Early- and Late-Plantings of Cool-Season Forages in North Carolina A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and …
Value-Added Dairy Conference, January 14-15, 2019!
Asheville, NC Download the conference brochure here. This conference will provide opportunities for dairy producers to learn more about on-farm processing …
Deadline for Farmers to Apply for NC Hurricane Disaster Relief Program Extended
The North Carolina Legislature has approved extending the deadline for farmers to apply for the Hurricane Florence and Michael …
WNC Area Beef Conference
The 2018 WNC Area Beef Conference is scheduled for December 7, 2018, from 1–5 p.m. at the WNC Regional …
2018 Hay Show Results at NC State Fair
Congratulations to the NC farmers and farms who placed top in the 2018 Hay Show at the NC State …
NC Horse Blog Security Around the Horse Barn
As much as we would like to be able to just tie our horses to the trailer to watch …
Programs Approved to Help NC Pasture-Based Livestock Producers Impacted by 2019 Hurricanes
Three programs are available to help farmers that had damage to pastures from the effects of flooding and excessive …
An Abundance of Fire Ants!
The wet weather we have had this summer and fall has really allowed imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, to …
Sampling Soils and Forage + Bulls
Sampling Soil and Forages + Bulls By Paul Westfall, County Extension Director The soil is wet, so soil samples are harder …
NC Hay Producers Received Awards at the 2018 Southeastern Hay Contest
The Southeastern Hay Contest is the premiere forage quality contest in the Southeast USA, with entries coming from hundreds …
Pasture Management Session at NC Annual Ext. Conference
N.C. Cooperative Extension Conference 2018 Concurrent Session: Pasture Management: Weeds, Fertilization, and Grazing Management Impacts on Pasture Productivity In addition to adequate …
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