Register Now for Small Flock Workshop February 5
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, in partnership with The Livestock Conservancy, the NCDA&CS, and the NCSU Prestage Department of Poultry Science, …
Animal Agriculture
NC Sheep Producers Meeting January 17
The North Carolina Sheep Producers’ Association will hold its annual educational and business meeting on Saturday, January 17, 2015 …
Tickets Available for Chatham County Farm & Industry Tour
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension cordially invites you to join us for our annual Chatham …
Animal Welfare Approved Announces Good Husbandry Grants for Producers
Press release from AWA’s Emily Lancaster Moose. Animal Welfare Approved is seeking proposals to improve animal welfare for current AWA …
Pastured Egg Production Field Day
North Carolina State University and North Carolina Cooperative Extension will conduct a Pastured Egg Production Field Day from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 …
Adding Weaning Weight to Calves
With higher beef cattle prices, livestock producers should capture all the weaning weight possible to calves. Producers can increase …
Establishing and Managing Horse Pastures
Pastures can be of great value to the horseman or horsewoman. They supply an important source of nutrition, a …
Beef Sire Selection
The ultimate goal of a beef cattle producer is to increase net income by balancing expenses with the income …
Beef Sire Selection
The primary goal of a beef cattle operation is to increase net income by minimizing costs and maximizing income. …
How Much Feed Do Horses Need?
Horse owners often ask how much grain to feed their animals? The truth is most horses require very little …
Creep Feeding Calves for Maximum Growth
Creep feeding of beef calves can boost animal performance and can be crucial to fall-born calving operations. Creep feeding …
Oats as Emergency Forage
Oats, while traditionally grown in the spring as a grain crop, can also be planted in the summer as …
Rotational Grazing
When it comes to livestock, most of us relish the times of the year when cool season grass is …
Kidding Preparations
With a good number of small ruminants in Burke county, It seems appropriate during this time of new births …
Flock Vaccinations
There are many diseases for which sheep and goats can be vaccinated, but there is probably only one vaccine …
Cattle Production - Controlled Breeding Seasons
Controlled breeding seasons are of great benefit to cattle producers. I often hear how they can’t establish a controlled …
Calving Intervention
With calving season ongoing, cattle producers should observe their herds regularly to be ready to assist, cows or heifers …
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
Newsletters
Partnerships and Organizations
- Burke County Beekeepers
- Burke County Cattlemen's Association
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Ag Statistics
Publications, Information, and News
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