Butchery Basics for Home Consumers
Join Butcher Ross Flynn of Left Bank Butchery, and NC Choices’ Lee Menius, as they walk you through a …
Animal Agriculture
Sale Update: Waynesville Bull Test
The 41st Waynesville BCIP Bull Test sale will take place December 5, 2020, at the WNC Livestock Center in …
Fall Toxicity Concerns in Beef Cattle
Fall can bring about some toxicity issues with livestock. As with a lot of other aspects of 2020, some …
Steer Program Impacts Youth, Connects Families and Grows Future Farmers
The Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down for many people in 2020 and is still impacting the way …
Youth Livestock Show
The 2020 Macon County Fair was officially canceled this September. Although the fair was canceled, the fair board members, …
WNC Livestock Expo 2020
Historically the weekend after Labor Day most folks in Western North Carolina are excited to be heading to the …
Poultry Flock Talks Series From UPenn Extension
Are you looking for help getting started with backyard chickens? We’ve got great resources to help, and we’re sharing …
Asian Longhorn Tick Found in Macon County
Haemaphysalis longicornis known more commonly as the Asian Longhorn Tick or ALT has been found in Macon County. This …
Local Food Resource Highlight: NC Choice's Poultry Processing Resource One-Stop-Shop
NC Choices, a Center for Environmental Farming Systems initiative in collaboration with N.C. Cooperative Extension, “promotes sustainable food systems …
North Carolina Junior Beef Roundup Class Information 2020
Heifer and Steer Class Information – Please click on the tab at the bottom of the page for the …
Family Cow Webinar
June 18, 2020, 6:30–8 p.m. sign up for the Family Dairy Cow Webinar The current pandemic has certainly caused a change in …
Video: How to Freeze Chicken
Extension agents have a new video to help you wrap and freeze chicken safely. Margaret Ross, Eve Honeycutt, Kelly …
Apiculture Online: Hive Chat With NC State
We are happy to continue our bi-weekly Zoom apiculture webinars called Apiculture Online—Hive Chat with NC State. Our next webinar …
New Online Poultry Resources Available for 2020
With everything going on in the world right now, we know there is a lot of uncertainty about many …
2020 NC 4-H Virtual State Horse Show July 1-20
The 2020 North Carolina State 4-H Virtual Horse Show will take place on July 1–July 20. The results will …
Beginner Farmer Online Series
Extension Agents always have clients ask them, “I have some land that I want to do something with. Tell …
Home Flock Series: Raising Backyard Chickens
Spring is here and many folks are purchasing baby chicks for their backyard flocks. If you are interested in …
Virtual Livestock Show "Showing From Home"
Open to youth in North Carolina that have market animals tagged for shows in March-June 2020. We will be …
Youth Livestock Clinic
The Jackson, Macon, Swain Cattlemen’s Association will have a livestock clinic on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Steers will work …
Buttercup Control
It is that time of year again. In the next couple of weeks, that familiar golden blanket will engulf many …
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Making Use of Surplus Milk
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2021 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
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Fetal Programming: Cow Nutrition and its Effects on Calf Performance
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