Pastured Poultry All Day Seminar

Date: February 7, 2013

Location: Alamance County Center
http://alamance.ces.ncsu.edu/
209-C N Graham-Hopedale Rd
Burlington, NC 27217
(336) 570-6740

9-10 am
Registration – There is a $10 fee to cover lunch and educational materials. Please be prepared to pay at the door. Bring checks or correct change. See RSVP info at the end of this message.

10-10:15 am
Welcome – Roger Cobb, Alamance Co. Cooperative Extension Director
Housekeeping – Dan Campeau, Cooperative Extension Specialized Area Poultry Agent
10:15-11:00 am
Bio-security and Keeping your Flock Healthy – Dr. Donna Carver, NCSU Poultry Veterinarian

11-11:45 am
Niche Egg Production Using Alternative Poultry Species – Jeannette Beranger, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

11:45-Noon
Realistic Yield Expectations and How to Get your Birds Processed – Chaudhry Halal Poultry Processing

Noon-1:00 pm
Catered Lunch

1:00-1:15 pm
NC Laws and Regulations that Affect Small-scale Poultry Producers – Dan Campeau

1:15-2:00 pm
Turkey Production Experiences, Market and Processing Challenges – Alex Hitt, Peregrine Farm

2:00-2:30 pm
Forages for the Birds – Dan Campeau

2:30-3:00 pm
Panel Discussion, Questions

3:00 pm
Adjourn

*RSVP - Please respond by Friday, February 1, 2013. We need to make sure we have enough lunches ready for everyone. There are space limitations. First 80 people to sign up will be able to attend!

By email: Please email extension.programs@chathamnc.org . Please put meeting name and meeting date in subject line and below as a message. That way our support staff will know what meeting you want to sign up for.

By phone: Please call Chatham County Cooperative Extension at 919-542-8202 during business hours. Please let Chatham Co. staff what meeting you would like to sign up for.