Environmental Education - Southeastern NC Activities and Information
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Animal Agriculture
Fall Deworming for Horses
What is on your fall and winter preparation list for your horse? Stockpiling hay? Establishing winter forages in your …
Managing Coyote Conflict
Owning livestock comes with many challenges, one being protecting livestock from predators. Coyotes are a common threat that livestock …
Livestock/Horse Hurricane Preparations
With hurricane Isaias approaching, please be sure that your family and livestock are prepared. Have plenty of feed and …
The Down and Dirty of Soil Fertility
Soil is more than just dirt, it is a living substance and when balanced, exchanges nutrients, stores and drains …
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 …
Southern Showmanship Classic Horse Show
Southern Showmanship Classic is a 4-week program held at Cottonwood Farms in Vanceboro, NC, ending with a Showmanship show …
Suck It Up Buttercup
In the spring, cute little yellow flowers start popping up in pastures and hay fields. For livestock producers, however, …
Is There a COVID-19 Meat Shortage?
There is a lot of misleading information floating around about livestock systems and a “meat shortage”. There are a …
Sugar Levels in Grasses
How long does it take for grasses to use up their sugar storage after the sun sets? Grasses build …
Horse Grazing and Pasture Management Zoom Program
🗣🗣🗣CALLING ALL HORSE PEOPLE🗣🗣🗣 Join us on April 8, 2020, at 3 p.m. Eastern time for a Horse Grazing …
Annual Animal Facility Report
With the current COVID-19 situation, the Annual Animal Facility Report deadline has been changed to June 1, 2020. If …
Common Diseases in Horses
Diseases are the most talked about issue right now and I want to carry that over into the horse …
Think the Ground Is Dry? Wet? Not Sure?
The NC Drought Monitor website lets you see current and historical drought conditions. Also discussed are river levels and …
2019 - NC's Warmest Year...so Far
It’s official. According to the blog posted by the North Carolina State University Climate Office, 2019 edged out 1990 …
Animal Waste Management Class
CEC hours at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Craven County office, 11 a.m. (300 Industrial Dr New Bern). Opportunity …
CCA Training, December 10-12
CCA_web form registration 2019 N.C. Cooperative Extension of Johnston County will host the annual CCA training once again. Come and receive …
Hurricane Dorian Livestock Preparations
With Hurricane Dorian approaching it is important that we have emergency plans in place for ourselves as well as …
Horses & Hurricanes
It’s summer time, time for swimsuits, cold drinks, and cookouts! It’s also time to get a disaster plan ready …
Fecal Egg Count Workshop
It’s Spring time! It’s also the time of year that parasites start thriving again in our livestock. Monday, April …
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Recent Publications related to Animal Agriculture
Sludge Survey Methods for Anaerobic Lagoons
This publication for lagoon managers and operators describes how to carry out a sludge survey …
1 week ago
Forage Quality Indices for Selecting Hay
This publication provides an overview of the differences in forage quality by reviewing a summary …
3 weeks ago
Forage Quality: Concepts and Practices
In this publication, we describe the factors that affect forage quality and discuss prediction indices …
3 weeks ago
Forage Fertilization in North Carolina: Concepts and Guidelines
This publication discusses appropriate fertilizer application for forages in North Carolina.
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Forages for North Carolina: General Guidelines and Concepts
This publication is an overview of forage species and their use in livestock production systems …
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Forage Conservation Techniques: Hay Production
This publication addresses aspects of hay production as a method of conserving forage crops.
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FSMA Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF) Exemption Decision Tree Tool
The NC State Feed Milling and Animal Food Safety programs have developed a decision tree …
11/10/20
Sludge Sampling in Anaerobic Treatment Swine Lagoons
Anaerobic swine lagoon sludge sampling allows operators to determine the nutrient concentration in the sludge …
11/9/20