Small Ruminant Internal Parasite Management Workshop
Managing internal parasites on a small ruminant farm can be challenging. Join us for an informative evening (free of …
Animal Agriculture
Training - Forage Recovery Plan 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
WNC AgOptions Grant Writing Workshop
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cherokee County Center is offering a grant-writing workshop for farmers interested in applying for a WNC AgOptions …
Blue Ridge Mountain Cattlemen's Association Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 6 p.m. This meeting is open to anyone interested in learning new innovative ways to maximize the …
NC Cattle Industry Assessment Referendum
On October 4, there will be a Referendum to continue the North Carolina Cattle Industry Assessment. With passage of …
Alfalfa-Bermudagrass Hayfield Conference
WHERE: Harnett County Commons Area, 309 W. Harnett Cornelius Blvd. Lillington, NC 27546 WHEN: August 23, 2018, 2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. DETAILS: This conference will …
Small Ruminant Workshop
On Saturday, May 19, a Small Ruminant Workshop will take place at the Western NC Regional Livestock Center, 474 …
From Japan: An Alternative to Guard dogs
By News from Elsewhere, as found by BBC Monitoring… A robot wolf designed to protect farms has proved to be such …
Hyatt Farms
Meet one of Clay County’s livestock …
Regional Sheep & Goat Producer Training
Due to inclement weather, the training has been rescheduled for SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2018 – Guilford County Extension Office, 3309 …
2018 Spring Coggins Clinic
Join us at the Annual Spring Coggins Clinic! …
Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings
Please join us for the 2018 Commercial Poultry Grower Meetings. Register here for the meeting you wish to attend. 3 hours …
Famacha Training & Certification
Due to overwhelming requests, Sara Beth Routh, Livestock Agent – Small Ruminants, Equines & Forages from Randolph County, will …
Goat Artificial Insemination Short Course
Goat Artificial Insemination …
Fighting Child Malnutrition in Haiti - With Goats
For more than a decade, Professor Charlotte Farin and the NC State Haiti Goat Project have joined the country’s struggle against …
Will Body Condition Affect Breeding Success?
As the breeding season approaches, producers should be concerned with the body condition of their breeding does. Goats should …
Goat Cheeses Win Awards at the 34th American Cheese Society Conference
The American Cheese Society (ACS), the leading organization supporting the understanding, appreciation, and promotion of farmstead, artisan and specialty cheeses produced …
Langston University Goat Archival Library
Browsing for goat information online, it is important to confine searches to reliable sources such as University and Government …
Beef Quality Assurance Certification Program-Postponed
There will be a Beef Quality Assurance Certification program held on Thursday, August 17, 7:00-10:00 a.m. at the Brasstown …
Best Management Practices for Dairy Goat Farmers
This publication was made possible through a grant from the Emerging Agricultural Markets Team of the University of Wisconsin, …
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