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Sludge Surveys: You Have All 2009 to Complete
Some growers have gotten letters from a regional business about completing their sludge surveys
before the deadline. Here are the facts:
You do not have to have your sludge survey completed for 2009 by September 30. According to
Keith Larick, NC Division of Water Quality, you just need to complete your sludge survey
sometime in 2009. If you do not have your sludge survey complete by September 30, it will not
keep you from renewing or receiving your permit.
Albertson Proposes Limits on Rulemaking Ability of the
Environmental Management Commission
Source: North Carolina Pork Council, Compiled from Associated Press story and NCPC reports
Sen. Charlie Albertson, unhappy with a possible requirement that hog farmers test their streams
for pollution, wants to prevent an environmental panel from making regulations for the next two
years.
Last Tuesday, a Senate committee approved a measure that would bar the Environmental
Management Commission from adopting permanent rules until after July 1, 2011.
Speakers at the meeting said the bill went too far and would prevent the regulatory panel from
creating rules to keep reservoirs and other bodies of water clean.
Senate members expressing concern over the current version of the bill said they would be
supportive of the bill if it were more narrowly drawn to apply only to rules affecting livestock
farmers.
The bill is scheduled to be up for vote by the full Senate on July 28th.
State Hay Contest
Source: North Carolina State Fair 2009 Premium Book
Do you do a good job growing and making hay? Why not try at winning the state hay show at the
North Carolina State Fair this year?
Any hay producer in North Carolina is eligible. To enter, you will need to submit a small core
sample from your choice bale for chemical analysis. Do a full analysis (cost is $10) and submit
the sample to the NCDA & CS’s Forage Testing Lab. Mark “STATE FAIR SAMPLE” on the top
of the form and send the sample to the lab through your extension agent or to: NCDA & CS
Forage Analysis Lab, 1070 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1070. The deadline to get
the sample to the lab is September 18, 2009.
Next, complete the official entry form (available through your extension agent) with your social
security number. The form must be postmarked by September 25, 2009. Submit the form by mail
to NC State Fair, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. The form is available online at
www.ncstatefair.org or through your extension agent.
Last, submit the sample for visual analysis to the fair authorities. Take a 6-inch section from the
bale you sampled for chemical analysis. You may submit from a round or square bale. Tie the
section well with baler twine. Hand-cut samples will be disqualified. Hay not at or below the safe
storage moisture level (less than 20% moisture) will be disqualified as well. All 6-inch sections
should have the core sampler entry/exit holes as evidence of sampling for chemical analysis. Take
your section to the NC State Fairgrounds Entry Department to obtain an official entry tag. Deliver
tagged samples to the Graham Building after 8am Wednesday, October 14, but before 10am on
Thursday, October 15. Only the first six places in each category will be displayed.
Premiums are awarded based on chemical analysis and visual criteria that are indicative of
relative feed value. The final score is weighted as follows: 40% Visual, 40% TDN, and 20%
Crude protein, with deductions for nitrates. The NC State Fair will retain all entries for teaching
purposes at NCSU. Premium amounts range from $55 for 1st place to $20 for 6th place.
Categories are: Alfalfa, Bermudagrass, Fescue, Orchardgrass, Other Legumes (pure clovers,
soybeans, kudzu, lespedeza), Grass – Legume Mixture (any grass with any legume in the bale),
Other warm season grasses (like millet, sudan, crabgrass, sorghum-sudan, johnsongrass), Small
grains, and Other cool season grasses (like ryegrass, bluegrass, matua prairiegrass, small grains).
Livestock plays vital role in human nutrition
Sources: North Carolina Pork Council, Oklahoma State University/Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
The nutrition you get from one serving of meat can not only supply vitamins but also protein,
essential for growth and cell repair.
For example, a 3-ounce serving of pork supplies 5% of the daily value (DV) of iron, 54% DV of
thiamin, 37% DV of niacin, 8% DV of Vitamin B12, and 37% DV of Vitamin B6.
Don’t think you have to sacrifice cholesterol and calories for protein and vitamins, either. A 3ounce pork tenderloin contains 120 calories, 3 grams of total fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, and 62
milligrams of cholesterol, making it comparable to other lean cuts such as a skinless chicken
breast.
Janice Hermann, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension nutrition specialist, said
proteins have many functions in the body including building and repairing body cells as well as
growth and development during childhood, adolescence and pregnancy.
Protein is needed to build enzymes, antibodies and some hormones. Proteins are also needed for
blood clotting, wound healing and water balance.
“Proteins are long chains of amino acids,” Hermann said. “There are 20 amino acids and the body
cannot make nine of these amino acids. These amino acids are referred to as essential amino
acids.”
Hermann said essential amino acids must come from the diet. Proteins come from both animal
and plant foods. Animal proteins have all the essential amino acids and most plant proteins are
low in one or more essential amino acids. Complementary proteins can be eaten together by
combining a plant protein low in an amino acid with one that is high.
Hermann said examples of complementary proteins include combining beans with wheat or rice
or peanut butter and bread, or corn with beans. Another way is to combine a plant protein with a
small amount of animal protein such as macaroni and cheese.
The amount of protein recommended by the MyPyramid varies based on gender, age and activity
level. However, for a common 2,000 calorie diet, the MyPyramid recommends 5.5 ounces from
the meat and beans group each day. In general, 1 ounce from the meat and beans group is 1 ounce
of meat, poultry or fish; 1⁄4 cup cooked dry beans; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon of peanut butter; or 1⁄2
ounce of nuts or seeds.
Upcoming Events
August 24 – Pest & Wildlife Management for Animal Waste Operators & Farmers, Duplin
County Center, 4-5:30pm, 1 ½ hours credit (animal waste) and ½ hour credit (pesticide). Call
Wanda Hargrove at 910-296-2143 to register (free of charge).
September 7 – Duplin County Center closed for Labor Day
September 8 & 9 – Duplin County 4-H Livestock Show, Duplin County Events Center, Weigh
ins at 3pm, shows to follow (lambs, heifers, goats). Call Brandon Cox or Wanda Hargrove at 910296-2143.
September 18 – Deadline to submit hay core sample for North Carolina State Fair for chemical
analysis.