Dealing With Pasture, Hay, Feed and Animal Health Issues During Recovery From Hurricane Florence
September 22, 2018. Author: Matt Poore. Contributors from extension included Dan Wells, Adam Ross and Johnny Rogers. As a result of …
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NCDA&CS and NC State to Help Farmers With Flooded Food
NCDA&CS and NC State are working together to help farmers divert human food that has been flooded to animal …
Responder Warning Reminder
Joint statement from NCDA&CS, N.C. State University Cooperative Extension and N.C. Cattlemen’s Association During a disaster, it is important to …
NCDA&CS Guidance for Farmers With Flooded Crops
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has released a letter to industry regarding the loss of …
Recovery Resource Available for Owners of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land
The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) provides support to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land in the …
Flood Damage to Forest Stands
The flooding that has resulted from Hurricane Florence in much of North Carolina may have significant impact on forested …
Controlling Carbs
Carbs are an important energy source, but it’s easy to consume too much, and many carbohydrate sources have little …
Volunteers Needed for a Healthy Cause
I am excited to announce that Sampson County Cooperative Extension will be bringing Speedway to Healthy to Sampson County …
Med Instead of Meds
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Don't Put Away the Umbrella!
The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated their temperature and rainfall predictions for August. Now, they expect our pattern …
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Have you heard of Choose My Plate? If not, I highly recommend signing up for their weekly updates where …
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Sometimes, hunger strikes at night. You’re in the middle of a Netflix binge, and your stomach starts to rumble. …
Keeping Good Farm Records Can Improve Profitability
In order to be a successful farmer, it is important for farm managers to have in place a complete …
Pork: The Other White Meat
I typically preach about consuming fruits and vegetables and the importance of incorporating other food groups around these nutrient-rich …
Preventing Heat Injury During the Summer
As hot as it has been lately and will continue for the next month or two, it’s never too …
Three Ways to Find Added Sugar in Your Food
Did you know that sugars are a source of useless calories. Naturally occurring sugars, like those in fruit and …
Have You Seen a Diamondback?
According to Jeff Hall, Conservation Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, sightings of Diamondback rattlesnakes are becoming much …
Five Ways to Make Fruit More Fun
Are you eating enough fruit? The USDA recommends that most adults get 2 to 4 servings (about 2 cups) …
Older American Month
Continuing with the Celebration of Older American Month, I am going to spend my topic talking about Healthy Eating. Men …
From the Vine: Soil Testing
My wife is a baker and bakes many delicious cakes and pies. She makes a dried apple cake, chocolate …
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