A Work in Progress: Streamlining Feed Mill Studies
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Now Available - Feed Mill Virtual Tour
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Making Feed A-Z
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Register Now for Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
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3rd HACCP Roundtable Meeting Announced
The Prestage Department of Poultry Science will host its 3rd HACCP Roundtable meeting on October 17, 2018. The goal of …
Upcoming Compliance Dates and PCAF Course for 2018
We are rapidly approaching another set of compliance dates for the Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule. Business Type Rule Date Small business (< …
Register Now for FSMA for Small Farms Workshop
You may have heard about a new food safety law and you may have heard that small farms are …
Chatham's Fiddlehead Farm Wins Good Food Award!
A Chatham County farm has won a coveted Good Food Award in recognition of superior craftsmanship and a commitment …
Hazard Analysis Draft Guidance for Food for Animals Now Available
Last month, FDA distributed a Draft Guidance (#245) for Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals, …
Training for Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Now Available
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Upcoming Compliance Dates for Animal Food Manufacturers
Upcoming Compliance Dates SEPTEMBER 18 IS FAST APPROACHING, ALONG WITH NEW COMPLIANCE DATES FOR FSMA! Last September (2016), was the first …
Register Now for NCSU Egg Grading School for Small Flock Producers
The upcoming NC Egg Grading School at NC State University is a training class for people who have small …
Register Now for Extension's Postharvest Handling Workshop for Farmers
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR THE PRODUCE FARM: WINNING THE FOOD SAFETY RACE WITH PROPER POSTHARVEST HANDLING UPDATE March 21: This workshop is FULL. Do …
Cooperative Extension's Junior Chefs Visit Chatham County Farms
Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent. Chatham County Cooperative Extension runs a popular Junior Chefs Cooking Camp every summer where kids ages 8-12 …
Still Time to Register for Acidified Foods Manufacturing School
If you want to make and sell pickles and other acidified foods in North Carolina you must have attended NCSU’s Acidified …
Comment Now on FDA’s New Food Safety Rules
From the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA): In September 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released several reproposed sections of food …
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