Objective
We’re excited to announce we will be offering the 47th North Carolina Turkey Industry Days Conference this October!This conference provides updated technical information for live production and grow-out managers, turkey supervisors, and other personnel related to turkey production.
Dates
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Sponsorship
Fee Gold Gobbler – $700 (3 complimentary registrations) Silver Gobbler – $600 (2 complimentary registrations) Bronze Gobbler – $500 (1 complimentary registration)
Please use your complimentary registrations for people within your organization only.
Sponsorship registration will be open July 8, 2025 - September 19, 2025, in order to recognize our sponsors in the printed program and poster.
You can pay by credit card or check.
Scroll down to Registration & Payment and then select Sponsorship. If you have registrations over the complementary ones for your chosen sponsorship level you will have to do a separate registration(s) and payment for those by using the Single Registration (one) or Group Registration up to 20 registrations).
You will receive an official receipt for the tax-deductible portion of your sponsorship less the value of registration.
Please make your check payable to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY and mail it with a copy of your registration to:
North Carolina State University
Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science
Campus Box 7608
Raleigh, NC 27695
lcstroth@ncsu.edu
919-247-6712
General registration
General North Carolina Turkey Industry Days registration will open on July 8, 2025. You can pay by credit card or check.Fee
$125 per participant
Please make your check payable to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY and mail it with a copy of your registration to:
North Carolina State University
Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science
Campus Box 7608
Raleigh, NC 27695
lcstroth@ncsu.edu
919-247-6712
Program
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Registration | Lynn Strother, NC State |
| 1:00 - 1:10 p.m. | Welcome | Jesse Grimes, NC State |
| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | HPAI Updates | |
| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | What's the Best Avian Metapneumovirus Vaccination Program? A Panel Discussion | Steven Clark, Huvepharma Dallas Clontz, Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology, LLC Kayla McGurk, Circle-S-Ranch |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Break | |
Blackhead: Updates and Discussion Session Leader: Lisa Bielke, NC State |
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| 3:30 - 3:50 p.m. | Introduction: Practical Review of Recent Research on Histomoniasis | Lisa Bielke, NC State |
| 3:50 - 4:25 p.m. | Molecular Insights into Histomoniasis Biology for Drug and Vaccine Development | Zhicheng Dou, Clemson University |
| 4:25 - 5:00 p.m. | Investigating Histomonas meleagridis transmission and intervention strategies: from benchtop to farm | Danielle Graham, University of Arkansas |
| 5:00 - 5:35 p.m. | Cedar vs. Histomoniasis: A Natural Remedy or All Bark? | Sean Chen, University of Georgia |
| 5:35 - 6:00 p.m. | Blackhead Discussion | Lisa Bielke, NC State Zhicheng Dou, Clemson University Danielle Graham, University of Arkansas Sean Chen, University of Georgia |
| 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. | Reception and Social Hotel Ballast Reception Area | |
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Registration | Lynn Strother, NC State |
| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Improving Energy Efficiency on Turkey Farms | Carly Graves, Agri-Waste Technology, Inc. |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Ventilation: How to Improve Efficiency | Issac Singletary, Grain Protein Tech Climate Control & Air Treatment |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. | Non-invasive Sampling as a Diagnostic Tool for Tracking the Source of Turkey Reovirus | Tamer Sharafeldin, South Dakota State University |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12 noon | Mortality Disposal: Challenges, Options, and Opportunities | Chandler Cummins, Advanced Composting Technologies |
| 12 noon | Adjourn | |
Accommodations
We have a block of rooms available at the following location:Hotel Ballast Wilmington, 301 N Water Street, Wilmington, NC.
Use the following online link for registration Booking Link or call 1-800-HILTONS, reference NC Turkey Days.
Alternative lodging, all within walking distance:
Best Western Plus CoastlineEmbassy Suites by Hilton Riverfront
Aloft Wilmington at Coastline Center
The deadline to reserve your rooms is September 20, 2025.Do not wait to secure your rooms, they will go quickly.
Please plan to join us in Wilmington, NC for a great educational opportunity and a chance to renew acquaintances.
We look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Dr. Jesse Grimes
Extension Turkey Specialist
919-515-5406
jesse_grimes@ncsu.edu
Turkey Days Team
Dr. Jesse Grimes, Lynn Strother, Dr. Adam Fahrenholz, Dr. Marissa Cohen, Dr. Dannica Wall, Ashley Gernat, Mike Mann, and Corey Wishon
For additional information contact
NC State University
NC State Extension
Prestage Department of Poultry Science
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608
E-mail: lcstroth@ncsu.edu
Phone: +1 919.247-6712
