Update - 2021 State Fair Hay Show Contest
Since the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services lab is temporarily shut down to move to the new …
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Agent Training Webinar - August 25, 2021
Agent Training. Join us for a Critical Review of North Carolina conditions. Also, watch this short video in preparation …
Weed ID Guide
See the University of Missouri Weed ID Guide, an excellent online tool for plant ID. It provides several options …
Plant Identification Support Information
Use the Center for Environmental Farming Systems website as another resource to help you identify some plants, and/or undesirable plants, a.k.a. …
Too Few or Too Many Grazing Animals…? Defining Adequate Stocking Rate
Please view this VIDEO explaining the basics of defining an adequate stocking rate. Defining the stocking rate is the most …
VIDEO: Too Few or Too Many Grazing Animals...? Defining an Adequate Stocking Rate
Below is a video that has to do with defining an adequate stocking rate for grazing systems. You can also …
A Critical Decision for Grazing Systems: The Animal-to-Land Relationship
Two critical elements of all grazing operations are: 1) the number of livestock and 2) the amount of pastureland. …
Research Brief: Evaluation of Sprigged Bermudagrass Cultivars in Spray Fields
There are several vegetatively propagated bermudagrass cultivars readily available to producers in North Carolina; a.k.a., sprigged bermudagrass cultivars. We …
Save-the-Date (Jan. 25, 2021) - Agent Training
Registration details will be available soon. Delivery will be through Zoom. Forage and Grassland Management Agent Training January 25, 2020, from …
Web-Based Guide to Plants Poisonous to Livestock
Questions about potential toxicity to livestock from several plants are a year-round topic. Sometimes the grazing animal has the opportunity to …
Increasing Number of Grazing Days During Winter by Using Stockpiled Tall Fescue
Frequently referred to as “standing hay” or “autumn-accumulated forage,” stockpiling is a forage management practice to accumulate late summer …
Video: Controlling Pasture Weeds
A healthy pasture, i.e., well established, uniform ground coverage, with adequate height management during and after defoliation, is your …