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FIELD DAY: Leveraging Technology to Improve Pastures and Cattle Performance

New technologies are transforming the livestock industry, giving land and livestock managers powerful tools to improve efficiency, animal health, and profitability. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to…

Dr. Navdeep Godara

Welcome Our New Turfgrass / Forage Weed Science Specialist

Let's welcome Dr. Navdeep Godara who recently joined the Crop & Soil Sciences Department as the Turfgrass & Forage Weed Science Specialist. His research and outreach program focuses on…

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

Annual Forage & Grassland Management Webinar Series

Join us this year for the 2025 Forage & Grassland Management Annual Webinar Series. The full schedule and registration links are provided below. We are excited to share an excellent lineup of…

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

In 2024, we experienced a significant resurgence of fall armyworm infestations, resulting in notable damage to both tall fescue and bermudagrass hayfields and pastures across North Carolina. These…

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Get ready to enter the 2025 Southeastern Hay Contest

The Southeastern Hay Contest is more than just a competition – it's an extesion-led regional effort effort to raise awareness about the importance on how managing/matching hay testing and livestock…

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

Eventbrite registration HERE.

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

Technologies: Temporary fencing is a versatile tool that allows management of livestock, specially grazing cattle, in the landscape. Bale grazing provides the opportunity for winter feeding of…

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

Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-based Livestock ProducersMatt Poore, Seth Nagy, Dale Monks, Miguel Castillo, NCSU Cooperative ExtensionDue to the recent drought a large portion of the NC…

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Biology and Control of Fire Ants in Pastures

Fire ants can affect your livestock or hay operation and cost you time and money. Fire ants are well established and adapted in some counties of North Carolina while continuing to spread across…

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Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers

Early drought management tips for pasture-based livestock producers. Matt Poore, Seth Nagy, Dale Monks, Miguel Castillo, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionThese thoughts have been generated based on many…