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4-H Livestock Program Interest Meeting

Are you interested in raising and showing livestock? Maybe you want to learn more about the livestock educational contests, like livestock judging. Come out on Wednesday, October 30th at 6pm to learn…

Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers

Written by: Dr. Matt Poore, Seth Nagy, Dr. Dale Monks, Dr. Miguel Castillo, NCSU Cooperative Extension Pasture ManagementStocking rate. During a drought is a good time to evaluate a farmer’s stocking…

Helpful Tips for Grazing Stressed Forage

Written By: Lauren Langley, Livestock Extension Agent, Alamance CountySources: Purdue Cooperative Extension, King’s Agriseeds, University of Minnesota Extension*Edited to add, with the abnormally dry…

2024 Alamance County 4-H Dairy Calf Project

The Dairy Calf Project is a 8 week project starting June 10th and concluding with the Johnston County Dairy Show on August 8, 2024 at the Livestock Arena in Smithfield, NC. Each youth will get to…

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2025 Hay Directory Updated 12.12.25

Looking for hay to purchase? Look no further than the 2024 Hay Directory where you will find different sizes and types of hay to meet your livestock and equine feeding needs in or around Alamance…

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Rental Equipment: Livestock Scales & Fire Ant Bait Spreader

Earlier this year, N.C. Cooperative Extension, Alamance County Center received a grant from NC AgVentures along with funds from Alamance County Farm Bureau to purchase equipment that could be rented…

Rabies in Livestock

While you might not think about rabies occurring in livestock, it happens each year. If you think about it, most livestock species are very curious about new things in their pasture and that could be…