Developing Replacement Heifers
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Animal Agriculture
Survey for Small-Scale Poultry Producers
The Economic Development team under our state Local Foods Initiative Group (LFPT) at North Carolina State University and N.C. …
Poultry Pack 4-H Club Meeting
Any youth 5-18 interested in poultry are invited to join the new Poultry Pack 4-H Club hosted on NC …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
Chatham County 4-H Poultry Judging Team Wins 1st Place at State Competition
Last summer Dan Campeau, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Area Specialized Poultry Agent, formed a new 4-H Poultry Judging Team …
N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship Application Open
All youth who have exhibited a livestock animal at the N.C. State Fair are eligible to apply for this …
Poultry Pack 4-H Club First Meeting
Any youth 8-18 interested in poultry are invited to join the new Poultry Pack 4-H Club hosted on NC …
Poultry Science Summer Institute (PSSI) Application Now Open
The application for the Poultry Science Summer Institute (PSSI) is now open! The 2019 PSSI will be June 23-27, 2019 …
Apply Now for USDA Internships!
Are you a high school senior up to a graduate student looking for a great internship opportunity? USDA has …
Hay and Pasture Crops Are Eligible for Hurricane Florence Disaster Program
Press release written by Matt Poore, NC State Extension. Pasture-based livestock producers within eligible counties with damage to standing forage …
Save the Date for Our 2019 Spring Ag Fest!
SAVE THE DATE Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a …
New Extension Associate: Mary Fosnaught
The Prestage Department of Poultry Science welcomed Mary Fosnaught to the faculty on October 3, 2018. We asked Fosnaught …
Talking Turkey at the N.C. State Fair
If you’ve been following the 2018 Youth Market Turkey Show, you know it was part of a record-breaking year …
Info Session about RAFI-USA Farmer Grants November 12 in Pittsboro
Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grants RAFI-USA’s Agricultural Reinvestment Fund Grant Program awards cost-share grants to help farmers and rural communities develop …
Local Winner in the Southeastern Hay Contest
The Southeastern Hay Contest is the premier forage quality contest in the Southeastern USA, with entries coming from hundreds …
Disaster Aftermath: Damage Claims // Consecuencias De Un Desastre: Reclamos Por Daños
Dear Farming Community and Agents Several things are important in the aftermath of the storm farms. Earlier I have published …
North Carolina Cattle Industry Referendum
NORTH CAROLINA CATTLE INDUSTRY assessment REFERENDUM VOTE SET FOR OCTOBER 4, 2018 FUQUAY-vARINA, NC — The North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association (NCCA) …
Hurricane Preparedness for Horticultural Growers and Beekeepers
Hurricane Florence is dominating news coverage this week and for good reason: it is predicted to be the strongest …
3rd HACCP Roundtable Meeting Announced
The Prestage Department of Poultry Science will host its 3rd HACCP Roundtable meeting on October 17, 2018. The goal of …
APHIS Finalizes Conditions for Paying Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is issuing a final rule outlining the …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
Additional Beef Links
- 2009 Beef Cattle IRM Calendar
- Beef Cow-Calf.com
- Iowa Beef Center
- NC Market Reports
- University of Kentucky Beef Resources
- University of Tennessee Beef Publications
Additional Goat Links
Information Portals
- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Youth Livestock Program
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
- Burke County Beekeepers
- Burke County Cattlemen's Association
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Ag Statistics
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