Register today for our 2026 NWNC Cattle Reproduction School at the Upper Mountain Research Station (8004 NC Highway. 88 E, Laurel Springs, NC, 28644-8631) on May 26th, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This workshop series is conducted as a 1-day workshop, composed of a morning classroom session where we discuss reproductive management, timed artificial insemination, estrous synchronization, and bull selection and mating. This is followed by an afternoon hands-on covering of pregnancy testing methods ( palpation and blood analysis).
Lunch will be provided!
2026 Northwestern Cattle Reproduction School Registration
Alleghany, Ashe, and Watauga Counties
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Upper Mountain Research Station
8004 NC Hwy 88 Laurel Springs, NC 28644
Topics Include:
Establishing a Breeding Season
Preg Checking via Palpation & Blood Testing
Artificial Insemination VS. Natural Service
Culling & Animal Selection
Hands-on practice with tracts and live animals!!
$15, includes lunch!
Limited to the first 10 paid registrants!
**Must be 16 years old**
For more information, contact:
Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850 or John Cothren, Interim County Extension Director at 336-957-1217
N.C. Cooperative Extension is an Equal Opportunity Provider. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, N.C. Cooperative Extension or NC State will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: N.C, Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event.
