#MyGooseIsCooked Workshop Cooks Up Another Holiday Option
Turkey is a traditional holiday favorite with Americans. Or is it? We certainly eat a lot of it (in …
Animal Agriculture
Turkey Chat Tuesdays With the Livestock Conservancy
November is Turkey Month over at The Livestock Conservancy. They’ve got great content coming out all month on their …
2020 State 4-H Livestock Contest Results
Senior Contest Results Sr Ind Overall Sr Team Overall Sr Ind Meat Goats Sr Team Meat Goats Sr Ind Sheep Sr Team Sheep Sr Ind Cattle Sr …
Cage-Free Production Special Report From Poultry Health Today
Poultry Health Today, a poultry news service sponsored by Zoetis, recently shared a Special Report on cage-free egg production. The …
Canadian Farmer Resource Portal Offers Another Perspective on Poultry Production
Poultry is a thriving industry in North Carolina and the United States. There are a lot of resources for …
USDA Updates National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)
Updates to the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) are coming. On October 5, 2020, the USDA’s Animal and Plant …
Increasing Number of Grazing Days During Winter by Using Stockpiled Tall Fescue
Frequently referred to as “standing hay” or “autumn-accumulated forage,” stockpiling is a forage management practice to accumulate late summer …
A New Track: Malheiros Moves Into Reproductive Physiology Position
The Prestage Department of Poultry Science (PDPS) is pleased to announce our newest tenure-track faculty member. Ramon Malheiros started …
Global Health: Antimicrobial Resistance Tracking Programs Awarded New Funding
Sid Thakur, director of global health at the CVM and NC State with Megan Jacob, associate professor of microbiology …
Arcobacter Abundant in Hurricane Florence Floodwaters
Flooding near the Cape Fear River during Hurricane Florence in 2018. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell. …
State 4-H Livestock Contest Information
State 4-H Livestock Contest October 31 – Skillathon November 1 – Livestock Judging State Contest Agenda Quiz Bowl contest has been canceled. Entries are …
Yadkin Pesticide Collection Day
Safely dispose of any unwanted pesticides for FREE through the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Yadkin County and the N.C. …
Equine PPID / IR Webinar
Want to learn more about PPID (Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction) and IR (insulin resistance) in horses? This is the webinar for …
Poultry Flock Talks Series From UPenn Extension
Are you looking for help getting started with backyard chickens? We’ve got great resources to help, and we’re sharing …
35th Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Are you looking for information about sustainable agriculture? Do you want to meet others with the same questions or …
WATCH: Homegrown | How NC Chicken Gets to Market
Have you ever wondered where your chicken breasts or game-day wings come from? From the hatchery to processing, see …
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2)
Are you a livestock or crop producer whose operation has been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic? The USDA …
Adverse Weather Preparedness for Livestock
Adverse weather events can occur during any season. As livestock owners, it is wise to have an Adverse Weather …
WATCH: North Carolina Climate Change Webinar Series
The State Climate Office of North Carolina (SCONC) and the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) have a …
Can Rural Revitalization Be a Benefit From COVID-19?
There doesn’t appear to be any segment of our society that has been left untouched by COVID-19. Since COVID-19 …
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