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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…

photo of a tractor with a hay spear moving hay in a field

NC Hay Finder Tool

NC State Extension, with the generous financial support of NC Farm Bureau and NC Cattlemen’s, has launched a new tool for connecting those needing hay with those who have hay to sell. The newly…

Hay Storage: Good, Better, and Best

This article was written by Clara Willard, 2023 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center Summer Intern, and reviewed by her intern supervisors.The two biggest concerns when making a hay…

Navigating Fertilizer Prices Part 1: Taking a Soil Sample

As with humans, plants must receive appropriate nutrients to grow. Most cattle, sheep, or goat operations rely heavily, if not completely, on forage production for feed. As fertilizer prices continue…

Hay Is for Horses

If you haven't already, it'll probably be time to start feeding hay soon. Both round and square bales are popular choices for horses, but for many feeding a mixture of cattle and horses, round bales…

People inspecting large round hay bales at an indoor agricultural trade show

The Why and How of Testing Hay

With the winter feeding season quickly approaching, now is the time to develop a feeding plan. The best place to start when developing a feeding plan is by testing the available feedstuff, which is…

Mixing It Up With Summer Annual Forages

Because tall fescue and orchardgrass are mostly dormant during the summer months, it's not uncommon to experience the "summer slump", a lack of available forage due to this. But, summer annual…

Stokes County Hay Survey

The survey has been edited and is now accesible.The N.C. Cooperative Extension of Stoke County office is working to compile a list of hay producers in the county in order to better serve the…