Foothills Livestock Judging Contest
Foothills Livestock Judging Contest Entry Form Tuesday, June 25, 2019 River Taw Farms 126 Cedar Lake Farm Rd. Cherryville, NC $10.00 entry per …
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Catawba Valley Prospect Lamb & Goat Show
Catawba Valley Prospect Lamb & Goat Show Friday, June 21, 2019 Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds 5 p.m. 2019-Catawba Valley Rules and Regulations 2019-Catawba Entry …
Livestock Judging & Skillathon Clinics
2019 Skillathon 101 Clinic Flyer – June 27, 2019 2019 Judging 101 Clinic Flyer – June 28, 2019 Held at the …
Small Scale Egg Producers’ Meeting
North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop for small-scale egg producers on May 23 in Greensboro, NC. Date: Thursday, …
Survey for Small-Scale Poultry Producers
The Economic Development team under our state Local Foods Initiative Group (LFPT) at North Carolina State University and N.C. …
2019 NC Junior Beef Round-Up
2019 NC Junior Beef Round-Up Information May 31-June 2, 2019 Livestock Judging Contest, Skillathon Contest, Graphic Design Contest, Photography Contest, Heifer …
Agricultural Bus Tour to Southern VA
Join us August 8–10, 2019, as we tour farms and ag businesses in Southern Virginia. The tour is only …
Cape Fear Farm Credit Heifer Showdown
2019 4-H Cape Fear FC Heifer Showdown Registration Showmanship Age Divisions: Cloverbud (5-8) Junior (9-11) Intermediate (12-14) Senior (15-18) Awards and Prizes Ribbons to all …
2019 Pasture Renovation Initiative
North Carolina Hurricane Relief Fund Pasture Renovation Initiative Applications due by 9 a.m. on March 17, 2019 Edgecombe and Nash County producers …
Join Us for Our Chatham County Spring Ag Fest March 30!
Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a FREE Event! Chatham …
Voluntary Agricultural Districts: Discussing Proximity Notice at NC GIS Conference
The 2019 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference in Winston-Salem, NC this past week featured a presentation from …
Selecting for the Future
2019 NED Beef Conference Tuesday, March 26, 2019 9:00 a.m. Newcomb Farms Address: 2348 State Road 1770, Zebulon, NC) A good herd starts with …
N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship Information
All youth who have exhibited a livestock animal at the N.C. State Fair are eligible to apply for this …
Amazing Grazing After 30 Years
Amazing Grazing after 30 years. Dr. Matt Poore Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University The Amazing Grazing program was founded …
2019 N.C. State Fair Market Steer Tag-in Dates & Locations
2019 Market Steer Tag-In Dates and Locations April 12 – Spring Fling – WNC Ag Center May 7 – Edgecombe Co …
Raw Milk: Branan and Day Present on Cow Sharing Agreements
Andrew Branan, Extension Assistant Professor with the NC State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, along with Marti …
Carolina Smackdown Swine Jackpot
Carolina Smackdown Flyer Carolina Smackdown Entry Form March 23, 2019, at the Lenoir County Livestock Arena. For more information contact Garret Barwick …
Western NC Spring Fling
2019 WNC Spring Fling Show Information Pig Show Heifer Show Steer Show Livestock Judging Contest Skillathon Contest More Information Contact: Tina Jones, …
Chatham County 4-H Poultry Judging Team Wins 1st Place at State Competition
Last summer Dan Campeau, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Area Specialized Poultry Agent, formed a new 4-H Poultry Judging Team …
Results From Judging in January
We would like to thank everyone that came out and participated in another great event. Also, a special thanks …
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