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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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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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Video: How to Sample Hay Bales for Nutritive Value Analysis

Hay is defined as forage conserved under aerobic dry or limited moisture conditions. Hay is critical to feed livestock during periods of shortage caused by limited pasture growth or inadequate…

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Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)

Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a complete agenda, will be available soon.

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Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019

A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and perennial forages in North Carolina. In addition, areas that remained flooded…

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Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019

Forage Recovery Plan 2019A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and perennial forages in North Carolina. In addition,…

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2018 Hay Show Results at NC State Fair

Congratulations to the NC farmers and farms who placed top in the 2018 Hay Show at the NC State Fair. Hay samples were ranked based on a weighed scored that considered TDN (total digestible…

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NC Hay Producers Received Awards at the 2018 Southeastern Hay Contest

The Southeastern Hay Contest is the premiere forage quality contest in the Southeast USA, with entries coming from hundreds of producers across 13 states. The goal of the contest is to demonstrate…

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Pasture Management Session at NC Annual Ext. Conference

N.C. Cooperative Extension Conference 2018Concurrent Session:Pasture Management: Weeds, Fertilization, and Grazing Management Impacts on Pasture Productivity

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Extension Agent Team's Work on Forages Recognized by NACAA - 2018

Extension Agents Becky Spearman (Bladen County), Taylor Chavis (Robeson County), Liz Lahti (Cumberland County), and Randy Wood (Scotland County) recently presented at the National Association of…