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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">NEWS RELEASE</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">For Immediate Release</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Date: 10/17/2023</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Contact: Public Information Office</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">E-mail:</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></b></span></span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:blue">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Fifth Annual Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Field Day</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Event held at City Lake Farm in Roxboro on Sept. 26</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham, N.C.</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
– On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Durham, Orange, and Person counties, along with the North Carolina Cooperative Extensions from Durham, Orange and Person counties hosted the 5th Annual Tri-County Livestock and
Pasture Field Day. Professionals from around the Piedmont region gathered at City Lake Farm in Roxboro, to learn about the latest advancements in livestock nutrition, pasture management, and sustainable farming practices.
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<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Field Day is a hands-on learning experience
with topics varying yearly. This year's session topics were animal health, poisonous plants and chemical use, flies and parasites, and silvopasture and agroforestry. The sessions were led by Bill Moss, Patrick Burch, Dr. Emily Cope, Renee Leech, Brian Parrish,
Colby Lambert, and John Lyttle. Participants rotated between each station with a break for lunch. Firsthand Foods (Durham) provided all the hamburgers for lunch, and Smokey Dave's (Roxboro) did the catering. Those who attended also received Pesticide and Animal
Waste credits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The 5th Annual Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Field Day was sponsored by: Durham,
Orange, and Person Soil and Water Conservation Districts, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Durham Farm Bureau, Orange Farm Bureau, Person Farm Bureau, AgSouth Farm Credit, Barenbrug, Southeast AgriSeeds, Southern States Cooperative (Carrboro, Creedmoor,
Mebane, and Roxboro), Tractor Supply Co. (Hillsborough), FarmPLUS Insurance Services, and Pasture Management Systems, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148446758"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#050505">For more information, please contact the Durham Soil and Water Conservation District at 919-560-0558 or
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