News From Forages

David Davis, director of Extension's Yancey County Center, loads grass seed into an agricultural drone.
Help From Above: NC State Extension Puts Drones to Work for Farms

February 2, 2026

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FIELD DAY: Leveraging Technology to Improve Pastures and Cattle Performance

January 4, 2026

Fall Armyworm Control in Pastures and Forages table listing insecticide classes, active ingredients, timing
Fall Armyworm Management for Forages/Pastures

September 25, 2025

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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Damage

August 19, 2025

Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Management Field Day

August 13, 2025

Dr. Navdeep Godara
Welcome Our New Turfgrass / Forage Weed Science Specialist

July 17, 2025

NC State Forage & Grassland 2025 Webinar Series, one session monthly Jul–Oct; Jul15 Aug20 Sep17 Oct8
Annual Forage & Grassland Management Webinar Series

June 2, 2025

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Prepare to Monitor Pests and Prevent Damages in Pastures (Upcoming Workshop and Webinar)

May 21, 2025

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Get ready to enter the 2025 Southeastern Hay Contest

May 16, 2025

Bridging the Gap — Winter Feeding & Pasture Management workshop, Feb 4, 2025, WNC Livestock Center
Workshop (4 February 2025, Canton, NC): Technologies to Improve Winter Feeding and Pasture Management

January 23, 2025

Grazing (beef steers) and foraging (pollinators) grass-clover pastures
Open Enrollment: UAVs to Frost-Seed Forages and Cover Crops in Western North Carolina

December 26, 2024

Bridging the GAP: Technologies to Improve Pasture Management and Winter Feeding

November 26, 2024

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Silvopastures of North Carolina and Virginia: Effects on Animal Welfare

November 12, 2024

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NC Hay Samples Rank High at the Southeastern Hay Contest

October 24, 2024

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Forage Establishment Considerations for the Mountain Region

October 22, 2024

Bermudagrass Production in North Carolina
Bermudagrass Production in North Carolina

October 17, 2024

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Still Timely to Plant Cool-Season Annual Forages in Western North Carolina

October 7, 2024

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Disaster Hay and Livestock Assistance Portal

October 1, 2024

A group of men stand around small bales of hay.
Connecting Land and Livestock Managers - a Community of Practice for the Carolinas (North and South)

September 16, 2024

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Considerations for Management of Forages and Pastures After a Storm or Hurricane

August 27, 2024

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Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers #2

July 29, 2024

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Biology and Control of Fire Ants in Pastures

July 15, 2024

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Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers

July 15, 2024

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Fire Ants in Pastures

July 3, 2024

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Productivity, Nutritive Value, Nitrates, and Stem Maggot Damage for Five Forage Bermudagrass Cultivars in Spray Fields

June 24, 2024

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Registration Open for Silvopasture Tours

June 13, 2024

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Informational Webinar - Climate Smart Grasslands Partnership

June 5, 2024

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Silvopasture Systems in the Southeast

June 3, 2024

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2024 Forage Webinar Series

June 3, 2024

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Silvopasture Tours; Sept. 5 & 6, North Carolina

April 18, 2024

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Alert: HPAI in Dairy Herds

April 12, 2024

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Turfgrass, a New Option for Donkey Pastures

March 14, 2024

Silvopastures of North Carolina
New Extension Publication About Silvopastures and the CEFS Silvopasture Case Study

February 29, 2024

Different arrangement of trees in pastures
Silvopastures in North Carolina, What Have We Learned?

February 16, 2024

Grazing (beef steers) and foraging (pollinators) grass-clover pastures
Consider Frost-Seeding Clovers Into Tall Fescue Pastures

January 8, 2024

Congratulations to our 2023 Overall Winner! Mountainside Farms, Taylorsville, NC
2nd Consecutive Overall Contest Win for North Carolina Alfalfa Hay Samples in the Southeastern Hay Contest

November 13, 2023

Cattle walking in single file along a dirt path in a grassy, hilly pasture
Video: I Have Land and Livestock. Are the Amounts Balanced....?

October 3, 2023

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Granville County Cattleman's Association Meeting

July 11, 2023

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Weed Management in Pastures - June 20, 2023 - Franklin County

June 15, 2023

Stocking rate
International Grassland Congress (IGC),14 - 19 May 2013, Kentucky, USA

May 4, 2023

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