Description:
June 4th, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost is $25.00
Register online by May 30.  Space is limited.  
Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7SDF98h_PnaN4kzckpY5IFFhoOInMFeFlJormKGXbibfyvA/viewform
Agenda:

• Types of fencing
• Budget considerations
• Fencing Materials
• Temporary vs permanent fencing
• Electric fencing
• Safety while fencing
• Hands on demonstrations
• Fencing specifics for small ruminants, cattle, horses, pigs, and chickens

Check out our facebook event for more information https://www.facebook.com/events/382496029025972/

Description:

Sheep and Goat Field Day
Friday, June 21, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Agriculture Service Center
134 Government Circle
Jefferson, NC 28640

Agenda:
1. Marketing - Eddy Labu, Extension Agent, Agriculture
2. Nutrition - Dr. Emily Cope, Extension Livestock Specialist
3. Parasite Control - Andy Burlingham, Extension Agent, Agriculture

RSVP to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850 by Friday, June 14, 2019

Description:

Hay Equipment, Demo Plots, Pesticide and Waste Credits

Call Andy Burlingham at Pitt County Cooperative Extension for more information.
252-902-1703

Description:
July 25, 2019; 9:00 am - 4:45 pm
CEFS' Field Research, Education,
and Outreach Facility at Cherry
Research Farm
Farm Coordinates: 35.3841520, -78.0344300


AGENDA

• 8:30-9:00am Registration Opens
• 9:00-9:10am Welcome and remarks - Andy Meier, Superintendent Cherry Research Farm - Natalie Hummel Assistant Director to NCARS
• 9:10-9:40am Silvopasture systems: Hows and whys!- John Fike, Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences, VT.
• 9:40 – 10:10am CEFS silvopasture design and some production and soil responses - Alan Franzluebbers, USDA
• 10:10-10:40am Forage productivity and heat-stress mitigation in the CEFS silvopasture - Miguel Castillo, Crop & Soil Sciences, NC State
• 10:40-10:50am Break
• 10:50 – 12:45pm Visit agroforestry/silvopasture site
• 12:45 – 1:30 pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 2:00 Opportunities to lease land using silvopasture systems - Sarah Blacklin, NC Choices
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm Animal performance in the CEFS silvopasture study - Matt Poore, Animal Sciences, NC State
• 2:30 – 3:00 pm Animal performance and welfare in Virginia silvopastures - Gabriel Pent, Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences, VT.
• 3:00 – 3:30 pm The economics of agroforestry and silvopastures in the Southeast USA - Greg Frey, USDA Forest Service
• 3:30-4:45pm Closing remarks, adjourn

Description:
August 8, 2019
Ron Ramsey Regional Ag Center
Blountville, TN
Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. and program will begin at 9:20 a.m.

Conference Registration:
$20 before July 26
$25 after July 26


AGENDA:

• 8:00 a.m. Registration and Visit Trade Show
• 9:10 a.m. Welcome
• 9:20 a.m. Corn Silage as an Alternative Feed: Feeding Cows and Stocker Cattle - Dr. Jason Smith, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee
• 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session: Advancing Reproductive Management - Dr. Vitor Mercadante, DVM, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech University
• 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session: Stocker vs. Feedlot Health - Dr. Mark Alley, DVM, Zoetis
• 10:40 a.m. Break and Visit Trade Show
  
• 11:10 a.m. Endophyte Fescue vs Novel Endophyte: Impacts on Reproduction, Milk Production, and Stocker Growth - Dr. Matt Poore, Professor and Extension Leader, North Carolina State University
• 11:50 a.m. Steak Lunch and Visit Trade Show
• 1:05 p.m. Beef Cattle Outlook - Dr. Kenny Burdine, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
• 1:45 p.m. Virtual Tours and Panel Discussion
• 2:45 p.m. Restoring Feeding Areas Back to Pasture after Feeding and Developing Feeding Area - Dr. Gary Bates, Professor and Director of UT Beef and Forage Center, University of Tennessee
• 3:30 p.m. Wrap-up