Check out our website for information that you might have missed:
https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/

Sept. 20, 2024

Special Livestock Show at the Carolina Classic Fair

School-age youth that meets the “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, or IDEA as identified in 300.8 are eligible to borrow a dairy goat and/or a beef heifer from a livestock exhibitor to show in the Special Livestock Show at the Carolina Classic Fair, but must register by September 27 to receive prizes and free admission to the fair on Saturday, October 12. This event is free and is sponsored by the Carolina Classic Fair and Forsyth County Farm Bureau.

Youth should register at go.ncsu.edu/SpecialLivestock.

Pasture Walk Reminder

Join us on Tuesday, September 24 north of King, NC to identify weeds, look at a rotational grazing system, see how cost-share assistance helped one farm put in automatic water, and more! Hear from Amazing Grazing, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and N.C. Cooperative Extension. Register at go.ncsu.edu/stokespasturewalk

NC AgVentures Farm Grant Program will offer a new round of grants Oct. 15th

NC AgVentures Farm Grant Program is an NC State Extension program that provides grants to NC family farms to implement agricultural projects that will increase farm profits.

Attend an Orientation Zoom

There will be three grant orientation Zooms offered. Choose the one that fits your schedule. All zooms start at 4:30 p.m.:

• October 23
• November 14
• December 2

Register for a Zoom session at https://agventures.ces.ncsu.edu/register-for-an-application-information-workshop/.

Livestock Equipment Survey for AgVentures Grant

We are doing a survey to determine what kind of community grant our office should apply for. Complete the survey at https://go.ncsu.edu/farmeqsurvey

NC Farm School

Registration is open for the 2025 Northern Piedmont NC Farm School. Learn more at https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/09/2025-northern-piedmont-nc-farm-school/. 

Johnsongrass: Friend or Foe

If it's in your pasture, it's probably a friend, and you may not have even seen it, because your livestock are probably consuming pretty quickly. If it's in your hayfield, it's probably a foe because it matures quicker than your other grasses. Learn more at https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/09/johnsongrass-friend-or-foe-3/

REMINDERS

Soil Sample Delivery

You can submit soil samples for no fee April through November to the NCDA&CS Agronomic laboratory. Kits are available for free in our office and at LTD Home and Garden (let us know if any where else keeps them in stock).  April will deliver soil samples to the laboratory in Raleigh on October 15, and November 26. Feel free to leave your samples at the office the day PRIOR to these dates for free deliver. We are NOT responsible for any lost samples and the lab will trash any samples that aren't completed properly! Learn more about how to take a soil sample, and how to complete your paperwork online (you still need to print a copy, but I guarantee they can read that and can't promise anything with your handwriting...) on our website. 

NC Angus Association Field Day

The NC Angus Association Fall Field Day will be held October 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Roseboro. 

NC Cattle Assessment Referendum

The NC Cattlemen's Association has announced that the Assessment Referendum vote will take place on October 30 at NC Cooperative Extension offices. Cattle producers at least 18 years of age (as of 10/30/24) should vote in the county that they reside in. Absentee ballots will also be available after October 1. Visit https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/08/nc-cattle-industry-assessment-referendum/ to learn more. 

Mobile Poultry Processing Training (MPU)

There will be an MPU training on Saturday, November 9 from 9:30-1:30 at the Stokes Extension Center. Learn more and register https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/08/mobile-poultry-processing-training-fall-2024/.

Parasites and Deworming

We will be doing an internal parasite and fecal egg counting course for livestock producers November 5 and 19. You can also learn more at https://stokes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/08/how-to-reduce-internal-parasites-in-livestock-when-to-deworm/.

Farm Help Needed

We are still looking for farm help for farms north of King to Tobaccoville. If you are interested in learning more, reach out to April Bowman, awbowman@ncsu.edu, 336-593-8179. 

NC Farmer and Young Farmer of the Year Awards

Nominate yourself for the NC Farmer or Young Farmer of the Year awards! Applications are due October 14. Apply at https://www.ncfarmerappreciation.com/farmer-of-the-year. 

Team Beef

NC has joined a Run/Walk Project and is seeking atheletes to represent us at athletic events September through April.  Learn more/sign-up here. And/or order some SWAG.

Re-seeding Pastures in the Fall

September 15 - October 15 is considered the ideal time to plant Tall Fescue. That means you should be:

• ordering seed (already done!)

• reserving the no-till drill at your local farm store or our Soil and Water Conservation office

• applying herbicides

See other planting dates and recommended depths at https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/planting-guide-for-forage-crops-in-north-carolina. 

Upcoming Virtual Forage Meetings

• Stockpiled tall fescue for winter grazing, Miguel Castillo, NC State, October 3, 3-4 pm. Registration link. 

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Calendar of Livestock Events

Sept 24 Pasture Walk, 6:30 p.m. - King, NC 

Sept 26 Feeder Calf Sale, Stanly County Livestock Market, Norwood

Sept 28 4th Annual Sheep and Goat Festival, 9 am-4pm, Dublin, VA, https://www.nrvsheepandgoatclub.com/

Oct. 1 Absentee Voting Opens, NC Cattle Referendum

Oct. 3 Stockpiled Tall Fescue for Winter Grazing, Zoom, 3-4 p.m.

Oct. 4-13 Carolina Classic Fair, Winston-Salem

Oct. 12 NC Angus Field Day, Roseboro, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Oct. 14 AgVentures grant information released; https://agventures.ces.ncsu.edu/grant-program/

Oct. 15 Last day to deliver soil samples to the Extension Office for October delivery

Oct. 15 Submit NC Farm School application for early consideration

Oct. 17-27 NC State Fair, Raleigh

Oct. 23 NC AgVentures Grant Orientation, 4:30 p.m. via Zoom

Oct. 29-30 Cattle Artificial Insemination Course, Raleigh

Oct. 30 In-person Voting for NC Cattle Referendum, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 31 Final Day to complete the Livestock Eq. https://go.ncsu.edu/farmeqsurvey

Nov. 5, Reduce Parasites/When to Deworm Your Livestock, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Mobile Poultry Processing Training, Danbury, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 9, District 4-H Horse Clinic at Piedmont Saddle Club in Colfax for youth and their parents - Save the Date - you don't want to miss this FREE clinic. 

Nov. 14 Feeder Calf Sale, Stanly County Livestock Market, Norwood

Nov. 14 NC AgVentures Grant Orientation, 4:30 p.m. via Zoom

Nov. 19 Fecal Egg Counting in Livestock, 6:30 p.m., Danbury

Nov. 25 Last Day to deliver soil samples for free delivery and free testing in 2024! 

Dec. 2 NC AgVentures Grant Orientation, 4:30 p.m. via Zoom

Dec. 13 FINAL deadline to submit NC AgVentures grants

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