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Local Growers Awarded NC AgVentures Grant

Three Stokes County farmers have received a NC AgVentures Grant, a grant program aimed at supporting family farms. Lauren Slate, Doug Watts, and Benny Hill are among 68 recipients earning grants…

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Stressful Temperature Swings Impact Beef Cattle

According to The Weather Channel, the high yesterday (10/30) in Danbury will be around 80 degrees. While that alone is somewhat odd, it is compounded by the fact that the high temperature for today…

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It's Beef Month! Beef: It's More than Dinner

Did you know May is beef month? Beef cattle are integral to North Carolina's agriculture industry by helping tie different sectors of the industry together, through everything from consuming human…

It's Time to Wean Fall Calves

Weaning is easily the most stressful time during a beef animal's life. Natural weaning occurs when the calf is anywhere from 7-14 months old, whereas weaning of domestic cattle occurs around 6 to 8…

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Lactation Nutrition for Beef Cattle

Lactation is often categorized as a stressful and nutritional demanding period for cattle. Cows must lactate, repair their reproductive tracts, resume heat cycles, rebreed, and if young, grow! The…

Friday Spotlight: Newsome Family

Brad and Vickie Newsome are long-time members of the Stokes County agricultural community. Former tobacco farmers, Brad and Vickie switched over to breeder chicken houses with Perdue in 1995, while…

Keeping It Simple: Body Condition Scoring

Many times, we tend to forget to keep it simple. With all the new technology and information in animal agriculture, it is easy to get overwhelmed and forget that the basic tools, such as body…