Animal Agriculture
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Robyn Stewart One of my favorite views as I drive around Lincolnton are the numerous pastures filled with a wide variety of livestock including horses, goats, and cattle. I just wanted to bring a few reminders about feeding livestock during this time of year and stage of life for our producers. First things first, it’s…
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Robyn Stewart As you drive around Lincoln County, you are guaranteed to see a variety of wild and domesticated animals. Among the chickens, deer, cattle, horses, and other livestock, it is not uncommon to find a goat or sheep- otherwise known as small ruminants. While there are some distinct differences between goats and sheep, they…
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Robyn Stewart If you are following the Lincoln County UGA Extension Facebook page, you may have seen a photo skim across your timeline this week comparing a warm season pasture with a cool season planting. In Georgia, one of our biggest advantages in the livestock industries is our ability to grow and graze forage throughout…
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Robyn Stewart In December, Lincoln County made local, regional, and state-wide news outlets with the arrest of over 40 people and seizure of over 200 chickens from a cockfighting ring bust. Many of these perpetrators are being charged with aggravated animal cruelty, among other things. In a rural agricultural county like ours, humane and ethical…
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Robyn Stewart You are driving down State Route 220 past Cliatt’s Crossing and an adult bison comes wandering down the road. What do you do? Who do you call? In a rural county like ours, it’s not unusual to encounter wildlife and livestock in areas where they don’t belong. When this happens, taking the right…
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Robyn Stewart Here in the Southeast, we are no stranger to a variety of summer weather but over the past month we have watched the typical Georgia summer devolve into a severe region-wide drought. The October 8th Georgia Drought Monitor identified that over 50% of the state is in a state of severe drought and…