No, the maximum reimbursement per bin or silo is $400.
What is your educational training and background?
I am a graduate of the University of Minnesota Veterinary School. I worked in private practice for about ten years, mainly in Dairy production, before joining the MDA.
How did you end up in a food safety career?
Growing up on a farm and involved in agriculture, veterinary medicine and food safety were a perfect fit with my interests.
What is your favorite part about working for the Drug Residue Prevention Program?
I appreciate having great colleagues at the MDA and like getting out on farms to meet with the producers who deal with animal and food safety every day.
What is the best piece of advice you have for livestock producers working with antibiotics?
Work with your veterinarian and ask questions. Antibiotic stewardship is everyone’s responsibility, and it continues to evolve.
What is your educational training and background?
I am a graduate of the University of Minnesota Veterinary School. I worked in private practice for about ten years, mainly in Dairy production, before joining the MDA.
How did you end up in a food safety career?
Growing up on a farm and involved in agriculture, veterinary medicine and food safety were a perfect fit with my interests.
What is your favorite part about working for the Drug Residue Prevention Program?
I appreciate having great colleagues at the MDA and like getting out on farms to meet with the producers who deal with animal and food safety every day.
What is the best piece of advice you have for livestock producers working with antibiotics?
Work with your veterinarian and ask questions. Antibiotic stewardship is everyone’s responsibility, and it continues to evolve.
Fact Sheets
- Follow the 5Rs to Prevent Veterinary Drug Residues (PDF: 133 KB / 2 pages)
- Adulterated Milk: Antibiotic Residues (PDF: 112 KB / 1 page)
- Establishing a Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR) (PDF: 154 KB / 1 page)
- Animal Treatment Protocol Guidelines (PDF: 137 KB / 1 page)
- Penalties for Drug Residues in Milk (PDF: 132 KB / 2 pages)
Example Record Templates
- Approved Drug List Record (PDF: 91 KB / 1 page)
- Animal Treatment Plan Record (PDF: 94 KB / 1 page)
- Daily Treatment Record - Herd (PDF: 109KB / 2 pages)
- Daily Treatment Record - Individual Cow (PDF: 113 KB / 1 page)
- Individual Animal Pre-Marketing Checklist (PDF: 92 KB / 1 page)
- Marketing Log (PDF: 92 KB / 1 page)
We will add to this list as we make decisions. Ineligible equipment includes:
- Grain condition monitors
- Aeration vents/roof vents
- Grain bin covers/lids
- Replacing worn-out electrical cords/outlets
- Truck stoppers and reflectors
- Camera systems
- Installing electricity to bins
- Replacing entry doors
Many grain storage upgrades are important, even if they don’t qualify for this year's cost-share program. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has an FSA Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to access low-interest financing for building or upgrading facilities to store commodities. Read this FSFL Fact Sheet for more information or contact your local FSA office for details.
