Forages - NC State Extension

Trees for Pasture-Based Livestock Systems in the Southeastern U.S.

We produced this publication inspired by farmers’ questions!!

By: Leyla Rios de Alvarez, Ashley Schultz & Joshua J Granger.
Reviewers: Dr. Miguel Castillo & Nicholas Tyre.

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Link to this publication: https://lnkd.in/eBiHymdP

New Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication.

Mississippi State University

MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine

MSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Mississippi State University Animal & Dairy Sciences

Virtual fencing program.

Virtual fencing workshop in Goldsboro June 4, 2026!

📣📣📣Annual Forage & Livestock Webinar Series Schedule (3 - 4 pm EST, July to October, 2026). Free registration.📣📣📣 North Carolina Cattlemen's Association North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council NC State Extension NCState Beef Extension NC State Online NC State University - Department of Crop & Soil Sciences NC State-Department of Animal Science

July 7: Farm stewardship through succession and transition: Opportunities, tools, and strategies (Noah Ranells, FarmLink, NC State) Registration link 👉 https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/DFGGy47KTrunl_pmh-s93w #/registration

August 19: Soil carbon and nitrogen in forage and grazing lands across North Carolina (Alan Franzluebbers, USDA-ARS) Registration link 👉 https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Od9iqKLSRm2nI87VxsXS0g #/registration

September 17: Strategies for w**d management in tall fescue pastures (Navdeep Godara, NC State). Registration link 👉 https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/3Xe2zjVvRnaqQarPvHXfow #/registration

October 1: Considerations for establishing an optimal breeding and calving season in North Carolina (Felipe Silva, NC State). Registration link 👉 https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/gJ0eUIP3Tj-TeaV4EB3zhQ #/registration

Alfalfa workshop (6 May 2026, 11:30 am to 5 pm). Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-alfalfa-production-in-north-carolina-tickets-1986461734522?aff=oddtdtcreator North Carolina Cattlemen's Association North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council NC Forage & Grasslands Council: Current membership discussion page NC State Extension

Raising sheep and goats for new farmers in NC. (May 9, 2026). North Carolina Cattlemen's Association North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council

ALFALFA WORKSHOP in North Carolina, May 6, 2026, 11 am to 5 pm. Registration 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-alfalfa-production-in-north-carolina-tickets-1986461734522?aff=oddtdtcreator North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council North Carolina Cattlemen's Association NCState Beef Extension

Great crowd today at the forage and livestock field day. Thank you North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council NCState Beef Extension North Carolina Cattlemen's Association.

Some of our colleagues's and our own work with drones highlighted in this news piece. 👉

Help From Above: NC State Extension Puts Drones to Work for Farms Seth Nagy fills several important roles within NC State Extension. He is director of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Center in Caldwell County, as well as the livestock and field crops expert. Around the state, he has another identity. He is Extension’s drone guy. Nagy has used unmanned aerial vehi...

📣📣 Forage & Livestock Field Day, Butner, NC - 11 February 2026. Registration details 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leveraging-technology-to-improve-pastures-and-cattle-performance-tickets-1977525197098 NC State Extension North Carolina Forage and Grasslands Council Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences