ALAMANCE COUNTY CENTER / LIVESTOCK PROGRAM
August 28, 2020
In This Week's Email:

  • Pasture Weed Management Webinar
  • Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination School
  • Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for Farmers (CFAP) Application Deadline Extended to 9/11/20
  • Financial Assistance for NC Agribusinesses Impacted by COVID-19
  • Pasture Weeds YouTube Video
  • MeatSuite- Sell Meat in Bulk!
  • Upcoming Events *NEW events have been added*
Pasture Weed Management Webinar
September 24, 2020 | 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Join us on Thursday, September 24, 2020, for a FREE one hour webinar on Pasture Weed Management. The webinar will take place at two different times: 12:00 p.m. EST and 7:00 p.m. EST via Zoom, a free online communications platform.

This webinar is approved for 1 hour of pesticide credits for the following categories: D, K, N, O, X

The following topics will be presented by Lauren Langley, Livestock Extension Agent:
  • Pasture Weed Identification
  • Methods of Control
  • Toxic Weeds to Livestock

Registration is required at least one hour before the webinar takes place: https://go.ncsu.edu/pastureweeds20
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for Farmers
Application Deadline Extended to September 11, 2020
Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to this direct support to farmers and ranchers, USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program is partnering with regional and local distributors, whose workforces have been significantly impacted by the closure of many restaurants, hotels, and other food service entities, to purchase $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy, and meat and deliver boxes to Americans in need.


More information can be found at farmers.gov/coronavirus.


FMI: Contact your local Farm Service Agency, for Alamance County call 336-228-1753
Financial Assistance for NC Agribusiness Impacted by COVID-19
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and NC State Extension compiled a list of organizations that are offering aid and loan programs for those in the agriculture industry who have been financially impacted by COVID-19. The list includes county-level programs as well as state and federal funds.


Do you know of a program we should add? Tell us at ag_economics@ncsu.edu.
New YouTube Videos on Pasture Weeds
How to Control Pasture Weeds
Common Pasture Weeds in NC (weed identification)
WANT MORE CUSTOMERS TO FIND YOU? LIST YOUR FARM AND PRODUCTS ON MEATSUITE.

Who MeatSuite is for? MeatSuite is for NC farms that raise meat and sell it, in bulk quantities, directly to consumers.

What counts as “bulk”? Traditionally, bulk sales are whole, half, and quarter animals however, bulk bundles are also a great way to sell. Bundles are an assortment of cuts. You can create bundles in a range of sizes, allowing consumers to fit their budget and their freezer.

What does it cost? It’s FREE. NC Choices, a program of NC State Extension, manages MeatSuite and there is no cost to farmers or consumers using the site.

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR FARM LISTED?
Visit MeatSuite.com and click the “sign up” button. 

More Questions? 
Contact Lee Menius, MeatSuite Manager at NC Choices, lamenius@ncsu.edu
Upcoming Events













Alamance County Cattlemen's Association Meeting Schedule
All meetings are held at 6:30 pm at Occasions Restaurant, 286 E Front St, Burlington, NC on the 2nd Tuesday from September through March. Annual fundraiser is held on the 2nd Tuesday in April.
>Meetings this fall are to be determined and if they are canceled it will be announced here, members will be called, and it will be posted on the ACCA Facebook page.

September 8: Meeting Canceled

October 13: Cow Size Study, Johnny Rogers, NCSU

November 10: Winter Feeding, Steve Lemons, CPC

December 8: Christmas Dinner and Auction




Check out the new and improved local foods/farms website! There you can find where to purchase locally. There is also a form on the homepage if you wish to be added to the website

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension.