New Farmland Owner in Guilford County Builds Relationships With Farm Neighbors
Renee Kennedy knew the beautiful farm house and 110 acres she had under contract to purchase in Pleasant Gardens, …
Animal Agriculture
FDA Provides List of Resources for Animal Food Producers Preparing for Hurricane Isaias Impacts
As North Carolina begins preparing for the potential landfall and impacts from Hurricane Isaias, the U.S. Food and Drug …
New Factsheet: How Animal Food Facilities Can Prepare for Regulatory Inspections
Regulatory inspections. They can be a source of worry, and many animal food facility teams only start thinking about …
Free Virtual Conference for Farmers
Are you interested in building ag communication and advocacy skills? Do you want to be a better champion for …
FDA Releases New Era for Smarter Food Safety Blueprint
With the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the most sweeping reform of the U.S. food safety system …
Hurricane Preparation and Recovery for North Carolina: Poultry Producers Guide
Hurricane season officially started on June 1. Experts are predicting an active season, so preparation is essential. To help poultry …
Links to Webinar Series Recordings From Cornell
Cornell’s Pro Dairy Program and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association offered a 6-part series of webinars in June and …
Western NC FarmLink Office Has a New Home!
The Corona Virus crisis has changed all our lives in so many different ways. I believe many of us …
FDA to Resume Routine Inspections
Late last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA prepares for resumption of …
Catawba County Shares COVID-19 Case Study
To protect the communities it serves, NC State Extension continues to review guidelines for in-person meetings and programming. Concerns …
Webinar Series on the People Side of Dairying
The Center for Dairy Excellence is offering a three-part webinar series on working with people on a dairy farm: …
Know Your Zone - Hurricane Preparedness
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety recently announced the Know Your Zone campaign to help coastal residents and …
Farm Credit Releases Free Online Course to Help Farmers Cope With Stress
A couple of weeks ago, we shared some resources for farmers concerned about maintaining their mental health during these …
Ouch in the Milk Checks Due to Negative PPDs, Depooling, Reblending
Negative producer price differentials (PPDs), depooling, reblending – All things that dairy farmers will feel in their next few …
Building the Bridge: the "People Side" of Dairying Webinar Series
Dairy farm families and dairy consultants are invited to a three-part webinar series in July offered through the PA …
Collaborative Newsletter Addresses COVID-19 Impacts on Poultry
In collaboration with Extension service faculty at Purdue University, the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech, NC State University …
Extension Faculty Focus: Ferket Works With Companies to Improve Poultry Health and Growth
Chickens are big bucks for North Carolina producers — between broilers, chickens raised for meat, eggs and turkeys — …
Staying Mentally Healthy During COVID-19: Resources for Farmers
COVID-19 has made a big impact on animal producers and there have been a lot of resources for dealing …
Video: Cutting Up & Frying a Whole Chicken
Extension agents have a new video showing how to cut up a whole chicken. Margaret Ross, Eve Honeycutt, Kelly …
4-H Embryology Summer Fun Program
If you’re interested in learning more about poultry and the incubation process, then please join us for this year’s …
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- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Youth Livestock Program
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
- Animal Welfare
- Beef Cattle
- DAIReXNET (eXtension)
- eOrganic (eXtension
- Farm Energy (eXtension)
- Goats (eXtension)
- Hogs, Pigs and Pork
- Horses (eXtension)
- Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community (eXtension.org)
- Sheep
- Small and Backyard Poultry (eXtension)
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