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Cover photo for Chicken Chain Time Again!

Chicken Chain Time Again!

Join us for the new and improved Eggcellent Eggsplorers 4-H Chicken Chain program. The Eggcellent Eggsplorers 4-H Chicken Chain is …

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Interested in Backyard Birds?

Do you currently have a small flock of chickens, turkeys, or another kind of bird? Are you interested in …

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Cattle College Part 2

Join us on January 27, 2022, at the Alamance County Cattlemen’s Building (7351 Beale Rd, Snow Camp, NC) for …

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Gobble Into Growing Chatham!

Don’t miss out on this month’s Growing Chatham! Check out our NEW Growing Chatham format, video! Now you have three …

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Respirator Fit Testing Day

Chatham, Durham, and Randolph Counties will be hosting a Respirator Fit Testing Day on November 5, 2021, from 9 …

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NCSPA Fall Fiber Fun

Interested in fiber production? Join the North Carolina Sheep Producers Association Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. …

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2021 Cattle College Class

North Carolina Cooperative Extension and Southern States of Siler City will be hosting our Beef Cattle College Series, starting …

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Additives for Improving Hog Farm Air Quality

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Precision Agriculture Technology: How to Become a Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot

This publication discusses flying unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, model aircraft) for commercial purposes. You'll learn …

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Meat Goat Showmanship

This publication offers information on youth showmanship of meat goats.

Beef Showmanship

This publication offers information on youth showmanship of beef cattle.

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Sheep Facts

Facts and figures on sheep.

Swine Showmanship

This publication offers information on youth showmanship of swine.