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Ag Chat 1/14/26: Livestock and Poultry happenings for 2026
From our Livestock Agent, Bailee Sheffield
With the New Year off to a great start, I want to give you an update on the 2026 spring plans for livestock and poultry! It is shaping up to be a busy year, and we would love to see you at our events!
Upcoming Events
January 15th: Caswell Cattlemen’s Meeting
January 16th: Caswell Cattlemen’s High School Senior Scholarship Opens
February 1st: 4-H Feather Classic Chick Registration Opens
February 20th: Joint Cattlemen’s Meeting with Rockingham at Locust Hill Cattle
February 19th: NC Forage & Grasslands Council Meeting in Hickory
February 28th: All Youth showing livestock must be entered into 4-H Online
February 28th: 4-H Feather Classic Registration Closes & PCYLA Show Registration Deadline
March 15th: CPJL Show Registration closes
March 17th & 18th: Emergency Livestock handling training
March 19th: Caswell Cattlemen’s Meeting- Disaster Prep
March 27th: Caswell Cattlemen’s Scholarship Due
April 7th & 8th: Central Piedmont Junior Livestock Show in Orange County
April 10th: Cattlemen’s Scholarship Winner Announced
April 16th: Caswell Cattlemen’s Meeting
April 24th-25th: Pittsylvania-Caswell Youth Livestock Show in Pittsylvania County
April 27th Week: Feather Classic Chicks come in
With this busy spring lining up we hope to see you there! If you have any questions about any of the above programs please reach out to the Caswell Livestock Agent, Bailee Sheffield! More information will be released as we get closer to some of the dates. You can reach Bailee by phone at 336-694-4158 ext. 5 or bailee_sheffield@ncsu.edu.
