Control Thistles and Buttercups in Pastures During Winter
One of the most misunderstood weeds in our WNC pastures are thistles. A biennial, most of us don’t really …
Animal Agriculture
Controlling Flies on Cattle
With warmer weather, fly populations increase. Horn flies and face flies are the primary pests of cattle here in …
Grass Tetany in Cattle
Grass tetany is a season-specific metabolic disturbance of cattle that occurs when cattle are grazing lush vegetation. It occurs …
Cattle Working Facilities
To properly manage a cattle operation, adequate handling facilities are a must. Having a fast, efficient means of safely …
Cold Weather Nutrition for Horses
With winter on its way, be glad that your horses don’t have to deal with temperatures that consistently dip …
Help Livestock Endure Heat and Humidity in Summer
Livestock producers can help their animals endure the stress from heat and humidity in a variety of ways. To …
Red Maple Poisoning in Horses
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy being outdoors, but with fall comes the seasonal hazard of toxic poisoning …
Livestock Body Condition Scoring
With the summer coming to an end and fall and winter fast approaching, livestock producers usually take on winter …
Stockpiling Forages for Late Fall and Early Winter Grazing
Livestock producers can take advantage of late summer and early fall growing conditions to obtain high quality pasture for …
Hardware Disease in Cattle
Hardware disease, also known as traumatic reticuloperitonitis, is really not a disease at all. It is an injury to …
Managing Fescue Toxicosis
Midsummer is the time that we typically think of fescue toxicosis, as our thoughts are towards making hay and …
Taking Forage Samples
Do you know the nutrient composition of the hay you have baled or purchased? If not, you really have …
Grazing Summer Annual Grasses
Many livestock producers use summer annuals to supplement or enhance summer grazing. Sudex or sorghum-sudan hybrids, sudangrass and Pearl …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
What: Explore NC State Extension’s NC FarmLink’s web resource to 1) discover farmland available for lease or for sale across …
Monitoring for Asian Giant Hornet
May 4, 2020 – News Release NCDA&CS monitoring for Asian Giant Hornet; not detected yet in the state Asian Giant Hornet …
Dealing With Pinkeye in Cattle
Pinkeye or infectious boveine keratoconjunctivitis was first diagnosed in 1889, and remains an economically important disease in cattle today. …
Beginner Farmer Online Series
Extension Agents always have clients ask them, “I have some land that I want to do something with. Tell …
Herd Health Programs for Livestock Producers
A well-rounded, efficient herd health program is an important and valuable management tool for all livestock producers. Proper vaccinations for …
Supplemental Energy for Beef Cattle
With colder temperatures, cattle and other livestock can experience cold stress. This cold stress causes them to burn energy …
Winter Care for Your Horse
During the winter months, horse owners many times neglect to carefully observe their animals. Most horses are turned out …
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