Webinar: Open Data for Resilience (Big Data in Ag)
From the event description: To celebrate International Open Data Day and reflect on how open data can build resilience in …
Animal Agriculture
Chicken Chat Tuesdays With the Livestock Conservancy
March is Chicken Month over at The Livestock Conservancy. They’ve got great content coming out all month on their …
New Research on Xylanase, Other Feed Attributes in Broilers
New research in the journal Poultry Science examines the impact of xylanase, amino acid density and fat levels on …
N.C. A&T Research Team Investigates SARS CoV-2’s Potential to Infect Food Animals
A new research project at North Carolina A&T State University is investigating whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, …
Small Farms Week 2021
This year is the 35th anniversary of Small Farms Week! The week is a way to learn about, and celebrate, …
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 26
Feed milling outreach goes beyond the resources and stories we create from NC State Extension. We want to help you …
Backyard & Small Flock Poultry Program From Auburn University
Auburn University has upcoming webinars focused on small and backyard poultry. The webinars are open to all! Upcoming webinars include Backyard …
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Releases New African Swine Fever Resource
On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology issued a Master Question List (MQL) …
Lin Walker Brings Applied Research Passion to PDPS and Poultry Extension
The Prestage Department of Poultry Science and Poultry Extension are pleased to welcome Dr. Lin Walker to the department …
Southern Raised and Grass Grazed (NCDA&CS Blog)
The latest piece on the In the Field blog from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
WEBINAR: Defend the Flock: How Avian Influenza Affects Us All
It’s Bird Health Awareness Week! To help you keep your flock healthy, the USDA-APHIS will host a free webinar, …
NC Egg Farming: Forever in the Family and Always in the Heart (NCDA&CS Blog)
A recent post on the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) In the Field blog featured …
Ag Commissioner Troxler to Give Virtual State of Ag Address
photo: NCDA&CS This year’s annual agriculture update from North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will be virtual. from the North Carolina …
Remote Regulatory Assessments of Animal Food Facilities – Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Pilot Study
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new fact sheet introducing the Remote Regulatory Assessments of …
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 19
Feed milling outreach goes beyond the resources and stories we create from NC State Extension. We want to help you …
AMSA Educational Webinar: State of the Consumer, 2020
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is hosting a webinar to share insights about consumer reactions to the challenges …
Poultry Science Research Gets Easier to Get To
The Poultry Science Association (PSA) recently moved their journals (Poultry Science and The Journal of Applied Poultry Research) to …
LISTEN: Food Chain Chats Podcast Covers Animal Production Topics
Have you heard? Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production has a new podcast just for animal producers. The …
Fence Law: When North Carolina Was the "Open Range"
[Farmlaw Editor’s Note: the piece below is not news, but rather a sidebar concerning development of North Carolina fence …
Poultry Show and Sale - October 9th
Saturday, October 9th at 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: Nash County Ag Center l 1006 Eastern Ave in Nashville Registration Due March 19th POULTRY …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Swine
- 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)
Partnerships and Organizations
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Spinner Spreader Calibration for Land Application of Poultry Litter
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Reducing Odor and Dust Emissions from Fan-Ventilated Swine Barns with a Combined Engineered Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System
This publication provides information about building a simple yet effective system for reducing odors and …
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Aflatoxins and Animal Food Safety
This factsheet covers the guidelines and mitigation for aflatoxins in animal food in North Carolina.
Making Use of Surplus Milk
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2021 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
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1/13/21
Fetal Programming: Cow Nutrition and its Effects on Calf Performance
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Asian Longhorned Tick
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