NC Livestock School & East Coast Extravaganza
Please see the attached agenda and details regarding the 2020 NC Livestock School & East Coast Extravaganza Livestock Show. 2020 …
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Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC
This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean …
Vermont Law School Releases Free Online Lease Builder Template
Are you a beginning farmer looking for land, or a landowner hoping to lease land? Creating a farm lease …
Got Grass? Need a Farmer?
One of the most interesting parts of our job here at NC FarmLink is reviewing the information that land …
NCJHA Judging in January
Judging in January Registration Information and Schedule When: January 25, 2020, registrations are due January 10 Where: NC State University Beef …
Nance Family Meat Goat Leadership Institute
Nance Family Meat Goat Leadership Institute Application When: February 22, 2020, applications are due January 10 Where: NC State University Beef …
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closing for the Thanksgiving holiday starting at 1:30 …
Hen Nutrition and Egg Production With Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson sat down with the North Carolina Egg Association in 2017 to produce videos explaining layer hens and …
Newest Layer Performance Test Final Report Available
The final report of the fortieth North Carolina Layer Performance and Management Test is now available. from the summary The data …
Southeastern Regional & NC State Fair Contest Results
Results from the contests can be found at the links below. Southeastern Regional Livestock Judging & Skillathon Contest NC State Fair …
Poultry ASA Margaret Ross Contributes to USDA Grant: Pastured Poultry Videos Now Online
Imagine that you want to start a backyard flock of chickens. You see the perfect workshop from Extension, but …
New Publication: HACCP Plans for Shell Eggs
NC State Extension poultry faculty have released a new publication covering Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) planning …
What I Learned About Renting Land From Missouri Based Grass Farmer Greg Judy
Greg Judy, renowned grass farmer and successful leasor of land, was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Carolina Meat …
Bringing Industry, CALS Admins, and Poultry Extension Together at Turkey Industry Days
42. According to a popular sci-fi book, that’s the meaning of everything – definitely more sci-fi than science. For …
Get Started With Pastured Poultry: New Video Series
Have you always wanted to raise chickens, but weren’t sure where to start? Do you have chickens, but want to …
2020 Perry & Doris Teeter Beef Leadership Institute
Want to enhance your Beef Knowledge? Learn Team Building Skills? Enhance your Public Speaking? Learn about College Opportunities? Make …
Managing Storm Damage: NCDA & CS Information for Poultry
Mike Martin, Director of Poultry Programs, Veterinary Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) …
On the Farm Interview Series
Catch up on our series of interviews with NC State University’s poultry farm managers. We started this summer (when …
Young Farmers Mixer! Chef Prepared BBQ Dinner, Square Dancing, and No Cost!
The National Young Farmers Coalition and Hickory Nut Gap Farm present a Young Farmers Mixer at HNG Farm Thursday, …
2019 Southeastern Regional & NC State Fair Livestock Judging and Skillathon Contests
Southeastern Regional Details 2019 SER Entry Form NC State Fair Contest Details 2019 (NC Residents Only) NC State Fair Entry Form (NC …
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2020 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
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Ruminant Preference for Bermudagrass Hay With and Without Exposure to Swine Lagoon Effluent
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