2025 West District Cattle Handling Contest
The 2025 Western Regional Youth Cattle Handling Contest took place in Rutherford County on April 4th in Forest City. …
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Wildfire Preparation for Livestock Producers
Unfortunately, Western North Carolina is now under a state of emergency far too soon after hurricane Helene. I sincerely …
2025 Spring Bull Breeding Soundness Exams
A complete BSE evaluates the physical characteristics of a bull necessary for mobility and athleticism in the pasture, structural …
Protect Your Flock - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
If you are a poultry producer, make sure to review and enforce biosecurity protocols to protect your flock and our state’s …
Virginia Beginner Sheep Shearing School
Are you a wool sheep producer interested in learning the basics of blade selection, machine set-up, and wool removal? …
2025 Mountain Cattle Alliance Sale Dates
2025 Mountain Cattle Alliance Requirements for Participation 2025 Mountain Cattle Alliance Vaccine Record …
Livestock Management Grant Opportunity in Response to Helene’s Damage in Haywood County
Following the impact of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, numerous agricultural resources—including livestock handling facilities, row crop fields, …
Livestock Technologies to Improve Winter Feeding & Pasture Management
Are you a livestock producer that wants to learn how to improve your pasture management techniques and how to …
Small Ruminant Improvement Program Winter Webinar Series
The Small Ruminant Extension team has scheduled a Small Ruminant Improvement Program Winter Webinar series from November 2024 through …
Free Forage Analysis for Hurricane Impacted Counties
Through special state funding, the Agronomic Division is waiving all predictive and diagnostic laboratory fees (soil testing, plant tissue …
2024 WNC Beef Conference
The WNC Beef Conference will be held Saturday, December 7, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the WNC Livestock …
2024 Waynesville Bull Test Sale
The Beef Cattle Genetics program in Extension is responsible for the North Carolina Beef Cattle Improvement Program at NC …