Ag Chat from 9/16/26: Caswell Livestock summer break is over
From our Livestock Agent, Bailee Sheffield
The Caswell Cattlemen's summer break from meetings are over and they are ready for new learning opportunities. Beginning this week, the Cattlemen's group will meet on the third Thursday of each month until next April, everyone is welcome to attend. Each month a new topic related to cattle and livestock health, marketing, and farm regulations is explored. The monthly meetings through the fall and spring are also a great time for livestock producers to be able to meet each other and potentially learn a new tip or trick to take back to their farms.
Join us on September 19th for the 2026 Brightleaf Hoedown! We will be featuring Caswell County and surrounding producers at the Extension Office booth through Tobacco, Cattle, Egg Production, Jams and Jellies, and so much more! We will be located in front of the Historical Courthouse! Also be sure to stop by and support Caswell County 4-Her's at the Pop Up shops during the Hoedown!
On September 26th, Caswell County 4-Her's will be traveling to Roxboro, NC to participate in the Feather Classic chicken show! These youth have worked hard raising their birds and learning about the poultry industry this year!
September 30th, there will be a pasture production workshop in Durham County at the Durham Farm Campus. We will be discussing how to maximize the use of fall pastures and hay land, evaluating the forage health, and results of drought stress in forages.
The 2026 AgVentures Grant cycle opens on October 15th. If you are interested in learning about the opportunities for your farm business please contact the Extension office for more information!
Join our poultry youth as they show off their Turkeys at the NC Youth Market Turkey Show on October 8th in Raleigh! On November 25th, Caswell Livestock youth will have the opportunity to attend a BQA Youth Workshop. This is for any youth interested in showing cattle in the 2027 Show year through Caswell County 4-H. On December 22nd, youth planning to show any other livestock than cattle, or those who cannot make the training on 11/25, will have the opportunity to take YQCA for the 2027 show season. It is important to note that any youth planning to show livestock through Caswell County 4-H will have to have BQA or YQCA training.
October 9th, there will be a poultry processing workshop held at the Breeze Farm in Hurdle Mills, NC. The cost to attend the workshop is $20. Anyone wanting to rent any mobile processing unit that is housed and maintained by N.C. Cooperative Extension must take an Extension based Training before rentals.
For more information or to sign up for one of these events, please contact Bailee Sheffield, Caswell County Livestock Agent by phone 336-694-4158 or by email at bailee_sheffield@ncsu.edu
