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Poultry Processing Training

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center is excited to announce another Poultry Processing Training to be held on September 22, 2023 at NC A&T; State University beginning at 9:00am. This…

Eggs on a shelf at a supermarket. Photo courtesy of the Washington Post

Shocked at Egg Prices? It's Not Just Inflation.

Inflation has been front of mind for everyone for several months now. Groceries, every day essentials, and even makeup products have increased in price, even in the past 3 months. According to the…

Poultry Processing Special Exemption Expiring

Since 2017, those operating as Poultry Exempt Operators (PEOs) as overseen by the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Meat and Poultry Inspection Division (MPID) have had the…

Meat Bird Production Workshop Scheduled for August

Interested in producing backyard meat birds? Make plans to join us on August 25th for a meat bird production workshop at NC A&T; University. Visit go.ncsu.edu/meatbirdworkshop to register and for…

Poultry Processing Field Day Planned for 2022

Stokes County Cooperative Extension is hosting a poultry processing field day on April 2nd, 2022, beginning at 9am. Topics include the exemption and inspection process, basic backyard poultry…

General Health and Nutrition Considerations for Backyard Chickens

An in-person poultry seminar will be held on August 25, 2021, at 6 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Rockingham County office (525 NC 65 Reidsville, NC). Jonas Asbill, our Area Specialized…

Small Flock Poultry Processing Field Day

Are you interested in processing your own poultry, or have you considered renting the mobile processing unit from the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Stokes County office? This field day will include…

Friday Spotlight: South Stokes High School FFA

The following was written by South Stokes High School FFA member, Abby McKenzie.Future Farmers of America (FFA) is a national organization that prepares youth for personal growth, leadership skill…

NC State Extension Backyard Flock Series flyer: webinar Mar 17, 2021 12–1 PM via Zoom

Backyard Flock Series: General Backyard Poultry Medical Considerations and National Poultry Improvement Plan

Please join our Area Specialized Poultry agents for the second webinar in the Backyard Flock Series on March 17, 2021, at noon. This webinar will focus on general backyard poultry health and the…

Small Poultry Producer Survey

As we work to improve our programming to better suit the needs of the county, we would like the input of our small poultry producers, both producing meat birds and eggs. Please complete the attached…