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Acronyms used: CCR - California Code of Regulations CDFA - California Department of Food & Agriculture CDPH - California Department of Public Health MPES - CDFA's Meat, Poultry & Egg Safety department USDA - United States Department of Agriculture Raw fresh or frozen meat pet food is regulated by th...

Are you considering a conservation easement? If so, check out Western Landowners Alliance Conservation Easement blog which provides an overview of these types of easements.

Welcome! You must be interested in making an artisan dairy product. Great! Sonoma and Marin Counties are home to family dairies of cows, goats and sheep and many great artisan milk products are made here, but there is room for more.

California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) requires licensing of businesses, including retail food establishments, that make meat products for sale only direct to consumer. Note: meat products sold for resale must be made at a USDA inspected facility.

Overview of USDA Exempt Processing Definitions & General Information USDA Exempt, CDFA Exempt Facilities USDA exempt, CDFA Licensed Facilities Tables: Label Requirements for Exempt Processed USDA/CDFA Exempt USDA Exempt/CDFA Licensed Resources: Sanitation Mobile Processing USDA On-Farm Processing in...

Certified Farmers Market means a location certified by the County Agricultural Commissioner and operated pursuant to the Food and Agricultural Code and regulations.

CDFA Produce Safety Program is requiring that ALL farms complete their questionnaire. Please visit this page and complete the appropriate questionnaire to help CDFA make informed decisions about inspections, and to assist them in determining which farms may be exempt.

Read about four diverse farms utilizing agritourism in Virginia: Valley Business FRONT, Aug 2013: The Pitch for Agritourism "During October, local farms often see more families wanting to come out and visit places like pumpkin patches.

The following is a re-print from NMPAN June 2016 newsletter and was written by Stan Ward, Principal Consultant, Stan Ward Consulting, specializing in Food Information Systems.

The following was the feature in of Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) Update #60, written by Kathryn Quanbeck, NMPAN Program Manager, and is re-printed with their permission. NMPAN presented a webinar Plant in a Box: A Solution for USDA Inspected Poultry Processing, February 2016.