Preparing for a disaster or emergency can help mitigate stress, cost and time lost to managing and recovering from the event.

Disaster preparedness can be difficult, even without being involved in agricultural production.

This page gathers some resources to help poultry producers plan for disasters. The NC Disaster Information Center is a good site to bookmark.

NC State Extension resources

• Hurricane Preparation and Recovery for North Carolina: Poultry Producers Guide (from the USDA Southeast Climate Hub)
• NC Disaster Information Center
• COVID-19 Resources and Information

NC State Extension factsheets

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Dealing With Snakes After a Storm

This publication offers tips to deal with snakes, both indoors and outdoors, during the recovery process of a flood or disaster with strewn debris.

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Interpreting Freeze / Frost Probabilities from the National Centers for Environmental Information

This publication discusses how to find information about frost and freeze probability data in North Carolina and how to use these resources to make planting and harvesting decisions.

State of North Carolina resources

• Emergency Management (North Carolina Department of Public Safety)
  • North Carolina Hurricane Guide (English)
  • Guia Sobre Huracanes (Espanol)
  • Know Your Zone campaign
• Disaster planning for farms and agribusiness (NCDA&CS)
  • Livestock, Poultry & Horses

National resources

• National Hurricane Center (NOAA)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Disaster Planning (resources from the National Agricultural Library)
  • Disaster Resource Center