The Inside Buzz Newsletter
About once a quarter, the Structural Pest Program sends out The Inside Buzz newsletter for the pest management industry. The newsletter provides regulatory compliance updates and other important...
Animal Disease Traceability - Test
Animal Disease Traceability is a Federal-State-Industry partnership designed to help livestock producers respond to, and minimize the impact of, an animal disease outbreak. When a disease outbreak...
Yellow-Legged Hornet
In August 2023, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the University...
Scrapie Tag Information - Test
What is Scrapie?Scrapie is an incurable, fatal, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. The National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP), coordinated by the U.S...
Yellow-Legged Hornet Eradication Map
Below is a map of reported Yellow-legged Hornet sightings in Georgia. It provides general information on hornet activity and supports awareness and monitoring efforts by showing where confirmed...
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...