Meet the Man Who Makes Feed for Howling Cow’s Dairy Cows
TheNCState Feed Mill Education Unit, located off of Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh, makes over 200 different types of feeds each year for dairy cows, swine, chickens and turkeys … Continue Reading
View ArticleRegistration Open: Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course | July 2022
Were excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) course in July 2022!Dates: Tuesday, … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew FDA Draft Guidance: Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new Draft Guidance for Industry document, GFI #272 Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Dru … Continue Reading
View ArticleFSMA Guidance Published: Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls for Animal Food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized Guidance for Industry (GFI) #245: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. This guida … Continue Reading
View ArticleHemp as a Feed Ingredient; a National Discussion
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and National Industrial Hemp Council are co-presenting a webinar on the use of industrial hemp as a feed ingredient … Continue Reading
View Article2nd Annual Food Animal Innovation Summit
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Animal Innovation Summit from September 26-28, 2022 alongside the Carolina Feed Industry Assoc … Continue Reading
View ArticleRegister Now! NC State | CFIA Feed Technology Convention
Were excited to announce we will be hosting the CFIA / NC State Feed Technology Convention this November with even more opportunities to learn and connect! The schedule of eve … Continue Reading
View Article2022 Biennial Food Facility Registration Renewal
It’s that time again! Every 2 years (on even numbered years), food facilities are required to renew their facility registration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio … Continue Reading
View ArticleFDA Virtual Listening Session
Ingredient approval can be a very confusing process for animal food. There are several avenues that can be considered when introducing a new ingredient, but regardless, the in … Continue Reading
View ArticleRegistration Open: August 2023 Preventive Controls for Animal Food course
Were excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) course in July 2022!Dates: Tuesday, … Continue Reading
View ArticlePet Food / Treat Webinar Series for Livestock Producers
July 25, 2023July 27, 2023ObjectiveIf you’ve ever wondered if you could sell livestock processing by-products in the pet food market, this webinar series is for you! Thi … Continue Reading
View ArticlePet Food Webinar Recordings
Last week, we hosted two webinars for livestock producers interested in utilizing their processing by-products to create pet food and pet treats. The webinars focused on the r … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew Factsheet: Challenges of by-Product Utilization in Animal Feeds
A new factsheet was recently published on the challenges of utilizing by-products in animal feeds.ChallengesThough the animal food industry is an excellent example of sustaina … Continue Reading
View ArticleThe Feed Science Podcast
You may have heard about the Poultry Podcast Show, or maybe the Swine Podcast Show. There’s even a Dairy Podcast Show, Beef Podcast Show and Pet Food Science Podcast Sho … Continue Reading
View ArticleREGISTRATION OPEN: 2023 Feed Education Week
We’re excited to announce we will be hosting the CFIA | NC State Feed Education Week this October with even more opportunities to learn and connect! The schedule of even … Continue Reading
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Turkeys After They Receive a Presidential Pardon?
One of our favorite traditions in the NC State Prestage Department of Poultry Science is the annual presidential turkey pardon. In 2022, we were fortunate to be able to be a p … Continue Reading
View ArticleWatch: The Adventures of Chocolate and Chip
Follow the adventures of Chocolate and Chip, the recipients of the 2022 Presidential turkey pardon. View their journey from Monroe, NC to Washington, DC and finally back to th … Continue Reading
View ArticleFDA Publishes Revised VFD Q&A Guidance
The most recent Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulation was published in 2015. The purpose of this regulation was to develop oversight of certain animal drugs and medicated … Continue Reading
View ArticleONE SEAT REMAINING: NC State Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI)...
Were excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) coursein July 2024!Dates:Tuesday, Jul … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew Factsheet Series: Starting a Pet Food Business in N.C.
Starting a pet food business is much more involved than making food or treats and selling them for a profit. There are regulatory requirements that must be met to sell or othe … Continue Reading
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