AgriTREK/SciTREK and AgDiscovery Summer Programs for High School Students @ Tuskegee Univeristy

AgriTREK/SciTREK Summer Institute and the AgDiscovery Summer Program will be held June 8-22, 2019. The summer programs are being hosted at Tuskegee University by the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences, the Tuskegee Center for Advanced Materials and College of Engineering with sponsors, including USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the National Science Foundation. More information and application details 

127th ANNUAL FARMERS CONFERENCE @ Double tree hotel

127th ANNUAL FARMERS CONFERENCE  February 18th - 23rd, 2019 @ Double tree hotel, Montgomery, AL: More details..

Legumes for Improving Pasture Productivity, Quality, and Animal Performance Training @ Tuskegee

Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management Series: Legumes for Improving Pasture Productivity, Quality, and Animal Performance

March 29, 2019

7:45 AM - 4:30 PM

102 Mary Starke Harper Hall, Tuskegee University, 1200 West Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088

The objective of this program is to educate livestock producers and field agricultural professionals on using legume forages and browse to improve soil quality, pasture productivity, and forage quality as well as animal health and performance. Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen and enrich soil, thereby minimizing or avoiding the need for the application of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in pastures. Legumes usually have higher nitrogen content and lower fiber than most grass forages, thus improve forage quality. Animals raised on legume-grass-mixed pastures and browse remain healthy and perform well. Provision of quality pastures minimizes the need for purchased hay and feeds, and saves money. Experts from Tuskegee University, Mississippi State University, and Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service will be speaking at the event. Moreover, graduate students and participant farmers will be sharing their experience and findings. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required by March 15, 2019 for management purpose. Register ONLINE quickly and secure your seat on time (NO - or () while writing phone# on the online registration form). Working lunch and morning and afternoon snacks will be provided to pre-registrants.

2019 North American Agroforestry Conference

2019 North American Agroforestry Conference is scheduled for June 24-27 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Abstract Submission Deadline: January 4, 2019. For more details about the conference and abstract submission guidelines, please visit - https://afta2019.org/

Master Goat Training 2018 @ Tuskegee

Master goat producer's certification training at Tuskegee University, August 6-8, 2018; more information is available at this link: https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courses/colleges-schools/caens/conferences-workshops/master-goat-training

Alabama Meat Processing Facilities

Livestock slaughter and meat processing facilities in different locations of Alabama are listed in the files available at the following links:

• Alabama meat processing facilities 2018
• Alabama custom livestock slaughter and meat processing facilities 2005

Integrated Approach for Managing Diseases and Parasites in Small Ruminants

Hands-on Training for Farmers and Professionals

7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, September 28, 2018

102 Mary Starke Harper Hall & CAENS Research and Demonstration Facility, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088

The purpose of this training session is to educate small-ruminant producers and Extension professionals on the prevalent disease and parasite challenges that jeopardize small ruminant health and performance as well as human health, and an integrated approach to prevent these problems. Moreover, various treatment strategies will be discussed and demonstrated.  Hands-on activities will include general health inspection, use of FAMACHA card, measuring body condition score, inspecting and trimming overgrown hooves, taking body temperature, administering medication (injections, drenching, topical), and collecting and examining fecal samples for determining parasite load and need for treatment. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

Preregistration by September 13 is required to participate in this event with the required payment ($25.00 if pre-registered by September 13; $30.00 after September 13, 2018) for management purpose. Registration can be made by visiting this link and filling the registration form online,   and check should be sent to the designated address, or both completed Registration Form (Download the registration form available on this page) and check can be sent to the address given in the registration form. Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch and a package of educational materials including the FAMACHA card ($13.00 value) will be provided. If you are unable to pay for the registration fee, but need to participate in the event, please email the event coordinator at: ukarki@tuskegee.edu for possible scholarship for registration. 

Tuskegee University Annual Goat Day 2018

Tuskegee University 2018 Annual Goat Day is Scheduled on April 21. More information is available at this link: https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courses/colleges-schools/caens/conferences-workshops/annual-goat-day

Silvopasture Field Day @ Plantersville

Silvopasture for Multiple Incomes

May 19, 2018

472 Pecan Road, Plantersville, AL

Silvopasture is a sustainable agroforestry system that involves an intentional integration and management of trees, forages, and livestock in a single management unit. This system offers more economical, environmental, and social benefits compared to the sole operation of its components. Well-managed silvopasture systems provide economic viability through regular, short-term incomes from forages and livestock components, and long-term incomes from trees. Livestock farmers can get more forages/grazing if a silvopasture system is practiced and grazing animals may have a more comfortable environment while in the silvopasture compared to where there are no trees.

The objective of this event is to educate forest landowners, farmers, and agricultural professionals, and eventually make them able to implement sustainable silvopasture practices to efficiently utilize their resources in order to benefit current as well as future generations. Experts from Tuskegee University and Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be speaking at the event. Moreover, the host farmers will be sharing his experience on silvopasture-goat management system. Funding support for this event is provided by USDA/NIFA. More information about the event is presented in the Event Flyer  and Agenda.

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose by May 4, 2018. Please reserve your place by May 4 registering online. If you have any questions or concerns, email the event contact person at - ukarki@tuskegee.edu.  Working lunch will be provided to the first 30 pre-registrants.

Agroforestry for Resilient Agriculture

A publication of USDA Forest Service - Agroforestry: Enhancing Resiliency in U.S. Agricultural Landscapes Under Changing Conditions, available at this link: https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-96.

A very useful publication for all involved in agroforestry operation, education, research, or any other aspects.