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Category Archives: CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Quarterly Feed Update highlights Commercial Feed Regulatory Program’s 2022 sampling data
Click here to view the Spring 2023 Quarterly Feed Update.
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, Commercial Feed, Livestock Feed
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Safe Animal Feed Education Program offers guidance on minimizing feed manufacturing carryover
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE) Program announces the release of 2023 SAFE Feed Manufacturing Carryover Guidance. This document is intended to be an educational tool for industry and covers flushing procedures, sequencing procedures … Continue reading
Registration open for May summit meeting on feed strategies and the reduction of methane emissions
All interested parties are invited to register for the State of the Science Summit: Feed Strategies to Reduce Enteric Emissions, May 2-3, 2023, in the UC Davis Activities & Recreation Center Ballroom. The summit will be cohosted by the California Department of … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged CA Feed Summit 2023, Enteric Methane Emissions, Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions
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Inspection Services Division annual report highlights accomplishments of 2022
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces the release of its Inspection Services Division Annual Report 2022. The annual report offers an overview of Inspection Services Division’s (ISD) programs, boards and committees, fiscal year expenditures, mission, vision, goals … Continue reading
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Tagged CDFA Division of Inspection Services, CDFA Inspection Services Division
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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program newsletter offers notices to industry, photos of new lab report format, new staff spotlight feature
Click here to view the Winter 2023 Quarterly Feed Update newsletter. The Commercial Feed Regulatory Program is part of the Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch of the CDFA Inspection Services Division.
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board, CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged Almond Hull Sampling, Almond Hulls, Almond Shell in Commercial Feed, Byproduct diversion, CDFA Environmental Scientist, PCQI Training, Veterinary Feed Directive
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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program newsletter covers biosecurity guidelines, registration due dates, regulations updates and more
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program fall issue of the Quarterly Feed Update is available by clicking here. Topics include: Field Biosecurity Guidelines for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) HPAI Detection in Wild Birds … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged Cattle Feed, Commercial Feed, Livestock Feed
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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program releases summer 2022 Quarterly Feed Update newsletter
Click here to view the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Summer 2022 Quarterly Feed Update. View this and previous newsletters on the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter webpage. CFRP is part of the Feed, Fertilizer … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged California Feed Industry, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, Feed Industry
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CDFA releases Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces that its Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) program has released the 2020-2021 Veterinary Feed Directive Summary Report. The report is broken into four main sections: Executive Summary; Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Program, CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged Livestock Drugs, Veterinary Feed Directive
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Commercial Feed Regulatory Program releases spring Quarterly Feed Update
Click here to read the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program spring 2022 Quarterly Feed Update. View this and previous newsletters on the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program (CFRP) Quarterly Feed Update Newsletter webpage. CFRP is … Continue reading
Commercial Feed Regulatory Program scientist Moran-Defty describes in webinar how upcycling agricultural byproducts to livestock feed helps reduce landfill waste
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education (SAFE)
Tagged Byproduct diversion, food upcycling, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Upcycling Agricultural Byproducts
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