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Agriculture & Food: Animal Agriculture

Raising animals -- poultry, hogs, horses, beef and dairy cattle, fish and more -- has become the most valuable segment of North Carolina agriculture. Today, animal agriculture accounts for about 60 percent of the state's total farm cash receipts. North Carolina Cooperative Extension helps growers use the latest research to improve profits and manage animal waste in environmentally sound ways.

Carl Patterson (right) is beginning goat herd management as an alternative to tobacco, with help from Randy Collins (left), Graham County Cooperative Extension agriculture agent.
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	NCSU Equine Forage Clinic March 20th, 2010 @ 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM Hampstead, NC
	Calling all horse enthusiast, owners, and boarders. Are you tired of encountering the same problems over and over with your pastures and forage selection? Pender County Cooperative Extension Service will hold an area forage clinic to address problems related to forage selection, pasture establishment, weed management, and pasture management. Speakers for these topics will include NCSU Extension Horse Specialist Dr. Bob Mowery and Dr. Mike Yoder along with Amanda Hatcher, Emily ... MORE

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DRY POULTRY LITTER REQUIREMENTS
Posted January 7th, 2010 in Agriculture & Food: Animal Agriculture

Dry Poultry Litter Requirements Regulations pertaining to dry poultry litter operations have undergone numerous changes over the past 15-20 years. Because of these changes, I felt it would be good to get the latest summary of regulations from the Division of Water Quality. The summary as provided by Keith Larrick, Supervisor of Animal Feeding Operations Unit with the Division of Water Quality, is presented below. I strongly encourage all poultry producers ... MORE