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Annual Forage & Livestock Webinar Series Schedule (2026)

Published - May 5, 2026

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Forage recovery agent-only in-service training

Published - April 29, 2026

This is an image of beef steers (black) grazing several experimental paddocks of tall fescue.
Regional Forage-Livestock Systems In-Service Training and SPFCIC

Published - March 25, 2026

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

Published - February 2, 2026

From: NC State Extension
Flyer with details on the topics and link to registration
FIELD DAY: Leveraging Technology to Improve Pastures and Cattle Performance

Published - January 4, 2026

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

Published - September 25, 2025

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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Damage

Published - August 19, 2025

Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Management Field Day

Published - August 13, 2025

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

Published - 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

Published - June 2, 2025

Dry brown grass field stretching to a distant tree line under a cloudy sky
Prepare to Monitor Pests and Prevent Damages in Pastures (Upcoming Workshop and Webinar)

Published - May 21, 2025

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Get ready to enter the 2025 Southeastern Hay Contest

Published - 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

Published - 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

Published - December 26, 2024

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

Published - November 26, 2024

Silvopasture
Silvopastures of North Carolina and Virginia: Effects on Animal Welfare

Published - November 12, 2024

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NC Hay Samples Rank High at the Southeastern Hay Contest

Published - October 24, 2024

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Forage Establishment Considerations for the Mountain Region

Published - October 22, 2024

Bermudagrass Production in North Carolina
Bermudagrass Production in North Carolina

Published - October 17, 2024

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

Published - October 7, 2024

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Disaster Hay and Livestock Assistance Portal

Published - October 1, 2024

From: Dairy
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)

Published - September 16, 2024

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

Published - August 27, 2024

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

Published - July 29, 2024

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Biology and Control of Fire Ants in Pastures

Published - July 15, 2024

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Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers

Published - July 15, 2024

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Fire Ants in Pastures

Published - July 3, 2024

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

Published - June 24, 2024

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Registration Open for Silvopasture Tours

Published - June 13, 2024

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Informational Webinar - Climate Smart Grasslands Partnership

Published - June 5, 2024

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Silvopasture Systems in the Southeast

Published - June 3, 2024

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2024 Forage Webinar Series

Published - June 3, 2024

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Silvopasture Tours; Sept. 5 & 6, North Carolina

Published - April 18, 2024

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Alert: HPAI in Dairy Herds

Published - April 12, 2024

Pasture
Turfgrass, a New Option for Donkey Pastures

Published - March 14, 2024

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

Published - February 29, 2024

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

Published - February 16, 2024

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

Published - 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

Published - 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....?

Published - October 3, 2023

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