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Orange over a broiler chicken with white text 2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project April 27 & 28 and the N.C. Cooperative Extension logo

2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project

The 2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project is coming!The project combines a youth chicken show and a processing demonstration. Read more about the project.The project is tentatively scheduled for April…

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One-on-One With NC State Extension’s Rich Bonanno

Bonanno discusses the challenges North Carolina agriculture faces today and how NC State Extension, the organization he leads, works to keep the industry at the forefront of the state’s…

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From Embryo to Chick: Videos From the Livestock Conservancy and N.C. Cooperative Extension

Are you getting started with backyard or pastured poultry? Are you interested in heritage chicken breeds?You're in luck - The Livestock Conservancy and N.C. Cooperative Extension recently finished a…

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American Egg Board Releases Free K-12 Eggucational Resources

Are you looking for something eggcellent to use with your K-12 learners at home? Have you always wanted to know how to get perfect hard-boiled eggs, every time?The American Egg Board has a wide…

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New Extension Associate: Mary Fosnaught

The Prestage Department of Poultry Science welcomed Mary Fosnaught to the faculty on October 3, 2018. We asked Fosnaught a few questions to introduce her as she settles into her position as 4-H and…

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Talking Turkey at the N.C. State Fair

If you’ve been following the 2018 Youth Market Turkey Show, you know it was part of a record-breaking year for youth livestock at the N.C. State Fair. Overall, youth drew in $190,000 for their…

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4-H Award Winners

Last weekend, students from around North Carolina participated in a number of poultry 4-H events and competitions, from 4-H poultry judging to Avian Bowl to outdoor cookery. Along the way, the…

Grilled chicken half with a themometer on a grill

Fired Up for 4-H: Poultry Outdoor Cookery Contest

Everyone knows summer is the time to grill: longer, warmer days make it easier (and cooler!) to cook outside than asking the A/C and the oven to compete for ‘biggest energy hog’ honors. From Memorial…

Group of white turkeys with red wattles crowded inside a barn

2018 Youth Market Turkey Show

It's that time again — time for NC youth to register for the Youth Market Turkey Show.Do you know someone 5-18 with an interest in turkeys, poultry or food agriculture? The Youth Market Turkey Show…