Apply for a GATE Card
2025 - 2027The GATE season for 2025 - 2027 is open now. The cost is $150, and your new card will be valid starting January 1, 2025. If you already have a GATE Card number, check your card status...
Animal Feeding Operator and Nutrient Management Plan Specialist Certification Training
Welcome to the registration for the Animal Feeding Operator and Nutrient Management Plan Specialist Certification training! We are looking forward to hosting this training and having you in attendance...
SPC Commission Members
Chris Gorecki (Chairman) was appointed to the Structural Pest Control Commission in 2008 and has been serving as chairman since 2012. He is a graduate of Kilgore Jr. College in Kilgore, Texas. Mr...
Structural Pest License Renewals
This page will be updated periodically. Be sure to check back for more updates and information about the 2025 renewal season.License renewal notifications will be sent out by email in mid-May 2025. To...
Internship Opportunities
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has hosted dozens of interns in various sections within the Department’s oversight. These students come from several Georgia universities and colleges, studying...
Egg Candling Certification
Georgians who want to produce and offer for sale shell eggs must obtain an egg candling certificate in order to sell their eggs at retail to the end consumer. Each person who will act as a candler of...
Avian Influenza
Avian influenza is a viral disease of poultry. It can be of low pathogenicity (LPAI), causing mild disease, or of high pathogenicity (HPAI), causing severe disease and death. Waterfowl and other wild...
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...