Hay and Pasture Crops Are Eligible for Hurricane Florence Disaster Program
Press release written by Matt Poore, NC State Extension. Pasture-based livestock producers within eligible counties with damage to standing forage …
Animal Agriculture
Save the Date for Our 2019 Spring Ag Fest!
SAVE THE DATE Spring Ag Fest Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Saturday, March 30, 2019 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This is a …
2018 NCSU Open Horse Show Judges' Certification List
The 2018 NC State University Open Horse Show Judges’ Certification List is now available. The 101 individuals listed in this publication …
November 2018 NC 4-H Horse Program Newsletter
The November 2018 edition of the NC 4-H Horse Program Newsletter is now available. This issue features the results of the …
2019 NC 4-H Horse Program Calendar of Events
The 2019 NC 4-H Horse Program Calendar of Events is available for download and distribution. Event hyperlinks take you to websites …
Ashe County PSA Hurricane Florence
Ashe County PSA Hurricane Florence Spanish Translated Version Below (Version en Espanol abajo) Please DO NOT call 911 dispatch, the sheriff’s …
County of Ashe Hurricane Florence Press Release
Spanish Translated Version Below (Version en Espanol abajo) Ashe County and the Towns of Lansing, West Jefferson and Jefferson have …
Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - September 2018
Ashe County Cattle Newsletter – September …
NC Beef Cattle Field Day
NC Beef Cattle Field Day October 6, …
October 2018 Cow / Calf Meetings
Upcoming Cow / Calf Meetings, available at 2 locations! October 23, 2018, at Riverview Community Center (Creston, NC) & October …
WPS Training, August 30, 2018
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center will offer Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Training on August 30, 2018, at the Agriculture Service …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
County Extension Programs
- 2017 Pesticide License Re-Certification Opportunities by Cooperative Extension and NCDA
- 2017 Virginia Quality Assured (VQA) Feeder Cattle Marketing Program
- Bee Newsletter - January 2017
- Bull Breeding Soundness Exam - March 25, 2017
- Horse Health and Hoof Care - February 22, 2017
Information Portals
- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Youth Livestock Program
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
Newsletters
- Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - April 2017
- Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - February 2018
- Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - January 2018
- Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - March 2018
- Ashe County Cattle Newsletter - Spring 2016
- Ashe County Sheep and Goat Newsletter - Fall 2016
- Ashe County Sheep and Goat Newsletter - February 2017
- Ashe County Sheep and Goat Newsletter - February 2018
- Ashe County Sheep and Goat Newsletter - May 2017
- Ashe County Sheep and Goat Newsletter - Spring 2016
- Ashe Livestock Newsletter - October 2016
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