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Poultry 4-H & Youth
youth market turkey show t-shirt design contest

Youth - Share a YMTS T-shirt Design!

Do you know youth interested in poultry, art, and/or design? The T-shirt design contest for the 2026 Youth Market Turkey Show (YMTS) is now open. Any youth, 5–18 years old, is eligible to…

Poultry 4-H & Youth
picture of presidentially pardoned turkeys

Welcome, Gobble & Waddle, to NC State!

NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has once again been selected as the home to the official National Thanksgiving Turkey, Gobble, and his alternate, Waddle. These…

Prestage Department of Poultry Science
A hen and rooster outdoors

Backyard Poultry & Small Flock Resources

Included below are a number of poultry resources compiled by your NC State Extension Poultry Agents. We trust these resources will be a help as you navigate small flock ownership. If you have…

Watauga County Center
processing flyer

Poultry Processing Workshop Scheduled for April 27th

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Center is excited to announce a Poultry Processing Workshop on April 27th beginning at 9:00am at Watauga High School. This workshop will begin with…

United States trade ambassador Katherine Tai North Carolina governor Roy Cooper visit NC State turkey research Extension facility

New Opportunities for North Carolina's Turkey Producers

Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative, toured the NC State Talley Turkey Education Unit on Tuesday, Sept. 26, a visit that highlighted a recent trade agreement with India…

Stokes County Center
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Poultry Processing Training

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Stokes County Center is excited to announce another Poultry Processing Training to be held on September 22, 2023 at NC A&T; State University beginning at 9:00am. This…

Forsyth County Center
poultry grazing

Stokes/Forsyth Small Flock Meeting

This will be the first of what will hopefully be quarterly meetings for the Stokes/Forsyth Poultry group. We will be meeting at the Daily Basket at 3561 NC 8 and 65 Hwy in Germanton. We will meet at…

Poultry 4-H & Youth
Presidentially pardoned turkeys from 2022 that live now at NC State

NC State's Farm Animal Days Happening Now

Check out Farm Animal Days at the NC State Beef Unit, 4505 Mid Pines Rd. Apr 19-21 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Event is free but, registering is requested. How many different types of farm animals…

NC State Extension Thanksgiving turkey presidential pardon

A Pack of Turkeys

The two toms that received a Thanksgiving presidential pardon and are now housed at NC State are symbolic of the strength of the North Carolina poultry industry.Before they were Chocolate and Chip,…

Sampson County Center
Boy with turkey

Preparing Your Turkey for the Youth Market Turkey Show

Written by Jonas Asbill and Margaret Ross, Area Specialized Poultry AgentsYou picked up your poults two months ago. They’ve taken a lot of your time and attention. They’re growing exponentially and…