Dairy Permits & Licenses (Pasteurized Milk)
Program AreaGDA’s Dairy program manages permits and licenses issued in support of the pasteurized milk program. For more details, including a full list of regulations, see the Dairy program page...
Structural Pest Instructors & Training Providers
Recertification Training RequirementsAll recertification training courses must be approved by the Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission (SPCC) for each calendar year. You must receive approval...
Hemp Comments and Questions
The Georgia Legislature recently passed SB 494, which Governor Kemp subsequently signed into law. This law introduces substantial changes to the hemp industry. The Georgia Department of Agriculture is...
Vet Education Loan Repayment Program
The Georgia Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program (GVELRP) provides financial relief, by way of student loan repayment, for veterinarians willing to provide veterinary services for food animals...
Georgia Grown Sunbelt Ag Expo Application
AboutThe Sunbelt Ag Expo is an agricultural-based trade show held at Spence Field in Moultrie, Ga. Known as “North America’s Premier Farm Show”® the annual event has more than 1200...
Dicamba
Dicamba OTT Update 2/16/2024On February 6, 2024, the U.S. District Court of Arizona ruled vacating the 2020 registrations for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba products, XtendiMax® with VaporGrip®...
FIFRA Section 24c, Special Local Need
Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) allows for registration of a pesticide product as a Special Local Need (SLN).Special local need means an existing...
Location
Before You Get Started Check your local city and/or county zoning laws to ensure that a livestock slaughter and/or meat processing business is permitted in the area you’re considering. You must...
Layout
One of the most important decisions you can make is determining the layout of your building. Layout includes placement of rooms and equipment, product flow, and people traffic patterns. A poorly...