Southern Raised and Grass Grazed (NCDA&CS Blog)
The latest piece on the In the Field blog from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
Animal Agriculture
WEBINAR: Defend the Flock: How Avian Influenza Affects Us All
It’s Bird Health Awareness Week! To help you keep your flock healthy, the USDA-APHIS will host a free webinar, …
NC Egg Farming: Forever in the Family and Always in the Heart (NCDA&CS Blog)
A recent post on the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) In the Field blog featured …
AMSA Educational Webinar: State of the Consumer, 2020
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is hosting a webinar to share insights about consumer reactions to the challenges …
Poultry Science Research Gets Easier to Get To
The Poultry Science Association (PSA) recently moved their journals (Poultry Science and The Journal of Applied Poultry Research) to …
LISTEN: Food Chain Chats Podcast Covers Animal Production Topics
Have you heard? Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production has a new podcast just for animal producers. The …
Farm Credit Knowledge Center to Host Virtual Farm Management Institute
The Farm Credit Knowledge Center announced their annual and highly-anticipated Farm Management Institute will be offered in a virtual …
Employment Opportunities for College Graduates Report From Purdue and USDA-NIFA
Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) have released the …
Webinar: Whole Food Safety in Poultry Science From PSA
The Poultry Science Association (PSA) has announced the launch of a new webinar series. The first webinar, “Government, Industry, and …
Cornell Launching New Podcast on Animal Production
Joseph McFadden, Associate Professor in the Cornell Department of Animal Science, will host a new podcast, Ruminate on This. …
Backyard Flock Series: General Backyard Poultry Medical Considerations
The second session of the Backyard Flock Series, hosted by the NC State Extension Area Specialized Poultry Agents, is …
Small and Backyard Poultry Flock Talks From PennState Extension
PennState Extension has upcoming webinars focused on small and backyard poultry. Upcoming webinars include Small and Backyard Poultry Flock Talks – …
Extraordinary Farmer, Extraordinary Eggs
Last fall, Trey Braswell was named a trailblazer by Business North Carolina. The 35-year-old is forging new paths for …
2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project
The 2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project is coming! The project combines a youth chicken show and a processing demonstration. Read …
Hendrix Genetics Analyzes 60 Years of North Carolina Layer Test Data
This month, Hendrix Genetics published an analysis of 60 years of data from the North Carolina Layer Performance and …
USDA APHIS Webinar on Avian Influenza and Biosecurity
Please join APHIS leadership and poultry experts on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 11 a.m. ET for a virtual …
ICYMI: How Animal Manure Could Help Reduce Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
by Emma Gosalvez What if we could decrease the negative impacts of climate change through sources derived from animal manure? …
Poultry Extension and anprocampus Launch New Data Analytics Course
Poultry Extension is pleased to announce a new course, developed in collaboration with anprocampus and directed by Edgar Oviedo: …
An Extreme, Unusual 2020: The Weather Year in Review
Note: This is a guest post from Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist of North Carolina, and Kathie Dello, State …
Livestock Skillathon Study Sessions
Exciting new program. This opportunity is open to youth ages 8-18. To receive the materials youth must complete the …
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Overview of NC State Finished Beef Production Guidelines
This publication is an introduction to the three production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina …
NC State Local Grass-Fed Beef Production Guidelines
This publication provides production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina State University and Amazing Grazing …
NC State Local Pasture-Raised and Pasture-Finished Beef Production Guidelines
This publication provides production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina State University and Amazing Grazing …
NC State Local Finished Beef Production Guidelines
This publication provides production protocol guidelines developed by North Carolina State University and Amazing Grazing …
Forage Quality: Concepts and Practices
In this publication, we describe the factors that affect forage quality and discuss prediction indices …
3 weeks ago
Spinner Spreader Calibration for Land Application of Poultry Litter
This publication discusses using poultry waste as a nutrient treatment for field crops. It provides …
3/5/21
Reducing Odor and Dust Emissions from Fan-Ventilated Swine Barns with a Combined Engineered Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System
This publication provides information about building a simple yet effective system for reducing odors and …
3/3/21
Aflatoxins and Animal Food Safety
This factsheet covers the guidelines and mitigation for aflatoxins in animal food in North Carolina.