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One of the tips I give my poultry producers most often is to “just watch your birds.” You can …
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These steps include: Establish an Emergency Plan Secure equipment: place large equipment in covered area or tie down Clear debris from drainage …
Youth Beef Educational Workshop
What: Youth Beef Educational Workshop hosted by the NC Cattlemen’s Association (Learn about Beef Production, Processing, and Marketing) Date: July …
Livestock Judging & Skillathon Clinics
2021 NC 4-H State Livestock Clinics Held at the E Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit, Raleigh June 22 – Skillathon Clinic …
Advanced Livestock Judging Program
2021 Advanced Livestock Judging Program June 29 (Buncombe County) July 6 (Rowan County) July 13 (Wilson County) Youth ages 14-18 only Limited to the …
Catawba Valley Beef Expo and Lamb & Goat Shows
Catawba Valley Beef Expo and Lamb & Goat Shows June 18–19, 2021 2021Catawba Valley Lamb & Goat Rules 2021Catawba Valley Lamb & …
Biosecurity on Commercial Poultry Farms
Information in article provided by resources from University of Maryland Extension and UGA Extension Keeping disease out of your commercial …
Eastern Carolina Showmanship Circuit 2021 Dates
Please see the information below regarding the dates for the 2021 Eastern Carolina Showmanship Circuit. …
2021 Poultry Processing Demo
The 2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project is coming! The project combines a youth chicken show and a processing demonstration. Read …
UGA to Host 2021 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference
The University of Georgia Poultry Science Extension team will host the 2021 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference virtually via …
Help From USDA for Small Poultry Plants
According to Watt Poultry‘s Roy Graber, the USDA recently announced steps it’s taking to help small poultry plants thrive. Graber …
Show Down in the Foothills
Show Cattle Clinic May 8, 2021 Caldwell County Fairgrounds, Lenoir, NC Instructor: Bob May, Mineral Point, WI, Purina Honor Chow Ambassador For more …
Women in Ag: NCDA&CS Spotlights Dr. Karen Beck
A recent post on the In the Field blog from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
Grass Tetany in Grazing Animals
I suspect most cattle producers have their herds on some type of overseed right now. I know the temperatures …
Contribute to the 2021 Poultry Census From the Livestock Conservancy
The Livestock Conservancy is excited to announce that the 2021 Poultry Census is now open! Learn more about past poultry …
NC State's Edgar Oviedo Leads First International Incubation Course in Spanish
Edgar O. Oviedo Rondón will be the principal instructor for a new kind of course. The first international incubation …
Professor Peter Ferket Talks Pre-Hatch Gut Health
In 2019, Peter Ferket, William Neal Reynolds Professor, talked with Poultry Health Today at the World Veterinary Poultry Association …
MeatsPad Podcast Partners With AMSA
The MeatsPad podcast, focused on sharing research with the meat industry, has partnered with the American Meat Science Association …
WNC Jr Beef Spring Fling
When: April 9–10, 2021 Steer and Heifer Check-In: 9 a.m.–7 p.m. on April 9 Heifer Show 10 a.m. on April 10 Steer …
The Livestock Conservancy's 2021 Poultry Census Is Coming!
The Livestock Conservancy is excited to announce that the 2021 Poultry Census will begin later this month. Learn more about …
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