FDA Provides List of Resources for Animal Food Producers Preparing for Tropical Storm Elsa Impacts
As North Carolina begins preparing for the potential landfall and impacts from Tropical Storm Elsa, the U.S. Food and …
Animal Agriculture
Crabgrass Establishment: Impacts of Fertilizer Source and Rate on Yield and Weed Competition
A two-year project focused on N management for crabgrass as a forage is wrapping up this year. The project …
Registration Open: Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course July 2021
We’re excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal …
NEW! FDA Recalls Now on Our Site
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating animal food. Animal food recalls are announced by …
Understanding and Implementing Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Animal Food Producers: New Factsheet Series
New food safety regulations, especially the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA), require animal food and ingredient processing …
Voluntary Agricultural Districts: The Conservation Agreement Requirement Explained
Questions from landowners and county farmland preservation boards often emerge about the requirement of a conservation agreement for enrollment …
Voluntary Ag Districts: Proposed Legislation Refines Implementation and Professional Responsibility
Legislation has been introduced to the NC General Assembly to refine Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) administration as part of …
Farmland Preservation: VAD Virtual Training Scheduled for June 9
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ farmland preservation team and the State-wide Voluntary Agricultural District Working Group …
PCAF Inspection Update: Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new report: Resiliency Roadmap for FDA …
Feed Milling Extension and Anpro Campus Launch Feed Manufacturing Course
NC State Extension Feed Milling is pleased to announce a new course, co-developed with a team at anpro campus, and …
Qualified Individual Training – Now in Spanish and Chinese
In early 2020, NC State Extension Feed Milling launched a new online training course for animal food safety: Qualified …
Insurance: Rejesus and Branan Overview Crop, Liability and Property Insurance Options (Video)
Agricultural and Resource Economics Professor Rod Rejesus and Extension Assistant Professor Andrew Branan presented short presentations on Thursday, April …
Weekly Wrap-Up: April 2
Feed milling outreach goes beyond the resources and stories we create from NC State Extension. We want to help you …
2021 Poultry Processing Demo
The 2021 Coastal Plains Chicken Project is coming! The project combines a youth chicken show and a processing demonstration. Read …
UGA to Host 2021 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference
The University of Georgia Poultry Science Extension team will host the 2021 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference virtually via …
Help From USDA for Small Poultry Plants
According to Watt Poultry‘s Roy Graber, the USDA recently announced steps it’s taking to help small poultry plants thrive. Graber …
Women in Ag: NCDA&CS Spotlights Anita MacMullan
A recent post on the In the Field blog from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
Women in Ag: NCDA&CS Spotlights Dr. Karen Beck
A recent post on the In the Field blog from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services …
Podcast!
Why are NC State Extension and N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services talking about rapidly developing farmland? What …
2021 Currituck County 4-H Poultry Show
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Currituck County Center is hosting a 4-H Domestic Poultry Show in the fall of 2021, the …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Animal Waste Management
- Beef
- Dairy Extension
- Equine Husbandry
- Feed Milling
- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Swine
- Youth Livestock Program
More Extension Programs at NC State University
National eXtension Resources
- Animal Welfare
- Beef Cattle
- DAIReXNET (eXtension)
- eOrganic (eXtension
- Farm Energy (eXtension)
- Goats (eXtension)
- Hogs, Pigs and Pork
- Horses (eXtension)
- Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community (eXtension.org)
- Sheep
- Small and Backyard Poultry (eXtension)
Partnerships and Organizations
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