FDA Postpones Routine Feed Mill Inspections During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently postponed foreign facility inspections not deemed mission-critical. In their most recent statement, the …
Animal Agriculture
FDA Releases New Fact Sheet on Safe Distribution of Unused Human Food for Use as Animal Food During COVID-19
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new fact sheet for Safely distributing unused human food for …
FDA COVID-19 Briefing for Animal Food Stakeholders
from FDA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a stakeholder call with the animal food industry on …
NCDA&CS Taking Preventive Measures to Help Farmers and Agribusinesses
Adapted from a press release written by Rich Bonnano. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is taking …
NC State Extension Launches Portal for COVID-19 Resources
Press release by Richard Campbell, NC State Extension. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and routines, from how we work, play …
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- Goats & Sheep
- Poultry Science Extension
- Youth Livestock Program
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National eXtension Resources
- Animal Welfare
- Beef Cattle
- DAIReXNET (eXtension)
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- 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)
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Poultry Farm Biosecurity Field Manual / Manual de campo para la bioseguridad de granjas avícolas
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Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina
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Reducing Drift and Odor with Wastewater Application
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Asian Longhorned Tick
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3 weeks ago
Guidelines for the Commercial Application of Poultry Litter
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Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost, and Grass Clippings
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Poultry Litter Amendments
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