2016 Southern Cover Crop Conference
Multiple Venues - see description NC, United StatesCEFS/SARE Southern Region Cover Crop Conference, July 18-19 Please note, this conference is completely SOLD OUT! The Southern Cover Crop Conference is quickly approaching. Supported by Southern SARE, this conference will focus on cover crop research and extension priorities throughout the Southern region. Monday, July 18, will be dedicated to workshops on topics ranging from [...]
North Carolina Beef Cattle Field Day & Beef Quality Assurance Workshop
Cherry Research Farm 604 Farm Road, Goldsboro, NC, Goldsboro, NC, United StatesNorth Carolina Beef Cattle Field Day This event is FREE and you can register on-site. Lunch is included. Please call 919-552-9111 or 919-922-0930 Registration opens at 7:30am EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: • Value-added beef production through management and marketing • Facility considerations for reducing stress and improving safety for both cattle and farmers • Weaning management • Grazing [...]
Introduction to Farm-Scale Vermicomposting – WORKSHOP FULL
NC State's Beef Education Unit 3720 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesIntroduction to Farm-Scale Vermicomposting - WORKSHOP FULL THIS WORKSHOP IS CURRENTLY FULL. We have started a wait list and if there are any cancellations you will be notified in the order in which you registered on the Wait List. Register Online: http://go.ncsu.edu/farm-vermicompost -WAIT-LIST Registration Deadline: Monday, August 29 Registration Payment: Credit Card or Check Registration Information: Space for [...]
Sheep Grazier’s Workshop
NC State's Beef Education Unit 3720 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesSAVE THE DATE: Sheep Grazier’s Workshop The full program and details will be available soon. For sponsorship opportunities or general questions contact: Johnny R. Rogers at jrroger3@ncsu.edu. Download a printable "SAVE THE DATE" flyer HERE.
Amazing Grazing Workshop
SAHC Community Farm 180 Mag Sluder Road, Alexander, NC, United StatesAmazing Grazing Workshop To Register: For more information or to register, contact Ethan Henderson at Buncombe County Cooperative Extension at 828-255-5522. Registration Deadline: September 21 Registration Payment: This workshop is FREE, but must preregister. Workshop Agenda: 5:30pm - Dinner 6:00pm to 8:00pm: Workshop Program Using Annual Forages in a Grazing System Improving Pasture Soil Health with Grazing Management Stockpiling Fescue [...]
Pasture to Plate: Pasture Management for Women Livestock Producers
NCSU Butner Beef Cattle Field Lab 8800 Cassam Road, Bahama, NC, United StatesPasture to Plate: Pasture Management for Women Livestock Producers Register Online: http://go.ncsu.edu/pasture-to-plate *** ALMOST SOLD OUT! ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT! *** Registration Payment: Credit Cards: CEFS can now accept credit cards for your registration fees. Visit https://commerce.cashnet.com/NCSUCEFS, click on the “Pasture to Plate: Pasture Management for Women Livestock Producers” tab and follow the directions. (Note: If you [...]
NC Choices’ Women Working in the Meat Business
Orange County, NCWomen Working in the Meat Business Conference For more information visit: Women Working in the Meat Business Registration Information at: http://www.carolinameatconference.com/women-register Scholarship Information at: http://www.carolinameatconference.com/women-register Scholarship Deadline: Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11:59 pm [separator style_type="single|dashed" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""] Join us in expanding opportunities for women in the [...]
Artisanal, Safe and Efficient: The Way Forward for Dairy Producers
NC Agricultural and Technical State University - COLTRANE HALL 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC, United StatesArtisanal, Safe and Efficient: The Way Forward for Dairy Producers Register Online: http://go.ncsu.edu/dairy-haccp-reg Registration Deadline: Monday, October 3 Registration Payment Option: Credit Cards: CEFS can now accept credit cards for your registration fees. Visit https://commerce.cashnet.com/NCSUCEFS, click on the “Artisanal, Safe and Efficient: The Way Forward for Dairy Producers” tab and follow the directions. Checks: Please make checks [...]
ReFraming Food – Storying Work & Play
The Carrack Modern Art 947 East Main Streer, Durham, NC, United StatesReFraming Food - Storying Work & Play A photo exhibit by four youth groups working to advance a JUST food systems in North Carolina. GrowingChange, Transplanting Traditions, Conetoe Family Life Center, Poder Juvenil Campesino ------------------------------ The Food Youth Initiative (FYI) is a project housed at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and carried out with many [...]
CEFS Author Series: Gary Nabhan Lecture- “Conservation You Can Taste: The Role of Ethnobiologists in the Collaborative Conservation of Food Diversity”
JC Raulston Arboretum 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, United StatesCEFS Author Series Presents: Gary Nabhan, Ethnobiologist - MacArthur Fellow and Kellogg Chair, University of Arizona This lecture, "Conservation You Can Taste: The Role of Ethnobiologists in the Collaborative Conservation of Food Diversity", will highlight the fundamental role ethnobiologists have played in conservation collaborations with indigenous communities, farmers, and chefs to revive and adapt traditional [...]