In these areas, committees made up of cattle farmers throughout the state evaluate programs and projects submitted by NCSU Researchers, Cooperative Extension personnel and others. The programs and projects are prioritized by these farmers and then funded based on committee recommendations annually. The following names many of the programs funded by the NC Cattle Industry Assessment since the beginning of the program.
As you can see, many of the educational programs are designed to present in workshop or presentation form, information that was gathered through the research projects that had been completed.
Education supports area beef conferences throughout the state as well as NCSU Cooperative Extension in numerous educational programs to assist in production efficiency and public acceptability. Many of the educational programs involved forage information and were delivered through the very popular Amazing Grazing Program. Educational grants selected by the education committee have included:
Workshops
Field days and area educational conferences are sponsored to help farmers improve management to make or save more money, be more efficient, learn better techniques for managing their cattle and being good stewards of the land.
Education
2011
- Improving NC beef cattle quality through the use of artificial insemination
- Teaching genetic selection in beef cattle herds through educational workshops
- Improving mineral programs on NC beef farms through hands-on mineral supplementation workshops
- NCSU livestock and forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference.
- Development and expansion of multicounty Cattlemen’s educational programs.
- Improving cattle welfare in NC cattle operations.
2012
- Improving NC beef cattle quality through the use of artificial insemination
- Improving mineral programs on NC beef farms through hands-on Mineral Supplementation workshops
- NCSU livestock and forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference.
- Leadership and cattle handling for NC women
- Evaluating the value added characteristics of beef finished in North Carolina.
- Improving cattle welfare and comfort on NC cattle farms by constructing mobile shade structures or planting shade trees
2013
- Improving NC beef cattle quality through the use of artificial insemination
- NCSU livestock and forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference
- Improving NC Cattlemen’s Assoc. AI Clinics through development of multiple cattle restraints
- Cattle Management records software training,
- Amazing Grazing! Enhancing the efficiency of cattle productions systems by improving forage production and grazing management.
2014
- Extension veterinarian travel resources
- NCSU Livestock and Forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference
- Amazing Grazing! Enhancing the efficiency of cattle production systems by improving forage production and grazing management.
- Empowering forage managers by making information available.
2015
- NCSU livestock and forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference
- Amazing Grazing! Enhancing the efficiency of cattle production systems by improving forage production and grazing management.
- Development of a beef cattle research and education experience program for undergraduate students
- NC Leadership and cattle handling for women producers (phase one)
- NC Leadership and cattle handling for women producers (phase two)
2016
- Amazing Grazing! Enhancing the efficiency of cattle production systems by improving forage production and grazing management
- Development of a beef cattle research and education experience program for undergraduate students
- Improving soil health and beef farms, on-farm research to determine the soil benefits of a balanced forage system, improved grazing management, and strategic use of annual forages
- Initial assessment of Anaplasma marginale in beef cattle in North Carolina
2017
- Amazing Grazing! Enhancing the efficiency of Cattle Production Systems by improving Forage Production and Grazing Management
- Improving Soil Health and Beef Farms, on-farm research to determine the soil benefits of a balanced forage system, improved grazing management, and strategic use of annual forages
- NCSU Livestock and Forage Educational Booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference
2018
- Improving North Carolina beef cattle quality through reproductive workshops
- NCSU Livestock/Forage Educational Booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Confernce
- Crabgrass as an annual forage crop. Exploring successes and failures in establishment.
- Using Metsulfuron herbicide for tall fescue seedhead suppression and reducing ergot alkaloid levels to mitigate fescue toxicosis.
- Utilizing cool-season annual grasses and grass-legume mixtures for grazing and silage
NCSU Livestock/Forage educational booth at the NC Cattlemen’s Conference
Using Metsulfuron herbicide for tall fescue seedhead suppression and reducing ergot akaloid levels to mitigate fescue toxicosis
Evaluating cow-calf production efficiency by comparing mature cow weight and calf weaning weight
2020
Evaluating Cow-calf production efficiency by comparing mature cow weight and calf weaning weight
Training North Carolina beef personnel on proper euthanasia decision-making and techniques
Breaking Barriers in the adoption of novel endophyte tall fescue
Understanding treatment options for Asian longhorned tick
2021
Amazing Grazing demonstrations to enhance the adoption of adaptive grazing management
2022
Amazing Grazing demonstrations to enhance the adoption of adaptive grazing management
Effectiveness of a beef food safety curriculum in pre-college programming