GAP Training
Two - Day Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training - CCE Onondaga
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training
Food Safety and GAP Training
March 4th 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, over Zoom
A full day of information to ensure that sound food safety practices are being used on a farm or produce handling facility. You will learn the best agricultural practices to ensure that fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, handled, and stored in the safest manner possible to minimize risks of microbial food safety hazards.
Participants may join Janet Oppedisano in the CCE Onondaga Classroom for virtual presentations from three experts:
- Robert Hadad, Vegetable Specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Vegetable Program.
- Laura Biasillo, Agricultural Economic Development Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County
- Lindsey Pashow, Agritourism Statewide Specialist, Agriculture Business Development and Marketing Specialist CCE Harvest New York
March 5th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, In-person at CCE Onondaga 6505 Collamer Road Syracuse, NY 13057
Using the knowledge gained from the virtual sessions on March 4th, participants will write their food safety plan in person at CCE Onondaga.
The food safety plan is specific to each establishment and provides guidelines, policies, and procedures to be implemented and documented to minimize potential for microbial contamination.
"Developing a food safety plan is the first step in becoming GAP certified. The food safety plan is specific to each establishment and provides guidelines, policies, and procedures to be implemented and documented to minimize potential for microbial contamination. The plan lays the foundation for what the establishment is doing to produce safe products, as well as for how to handle events involving possible contamination.
Once the food safety plan is written, the establishment will schedule an audit with NYS Ag & Markets. The operation should implement the practices and supporting documentation. The audit consists of steps that require the observation of various practices, as well as the review of supporting documentation in the food safety plan." https:// https://agriculture.ny.gov/food-safety/good-agricultural-practices.
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Fee $50 - Lunch included
Please register by February 28, 2025
See NYS Agriculture & Markets explaining GAP Certification and potential reimbursement for GAP Certification costs. https://agriculture.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2024/10/gap-brochure-final.pdf
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Last updated February 3, 2025