Join us for a training on meeting GAPs standards,
certification, and developing a farm produce safety plan
Join Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Broome County, the Cornell
Vegetable Team, Cornell National GAPs Program and New York State Department
of Agriculture & Markets, as we hear from Cornell University's Gretchen
Wall of the National
Good Agricultural Practices Program and the Produce Safety Alliance for
a 2-day intensive workshop that will help you understand food safety risks
and implement food safety practices on the farm.
The training covers the basic USDA GAPs and Harmonized GAPs
programs, and will help farms implement solid food safety practices
that mitigate risks and open new markets with institutions such as
school districts, large retailers, and any other buyers that require GAPs Certification.
Day 1: Gretchen will offer growers an in-depth look at GAPs, how
and where microbial contamination can occur, and how to use the GAPs
standards to write a farm produce safety plan. An inspector from the New
York Department of Agriculture and Markets will describe the GAPs audit and
answer your questions about this procedure, should you choose to
participate in an audit in the future.
Day 2: Writing your personal farm produce safety plan. Ag
& Markets personnel will be back on Day 2 to field more questions about
audits as you work through your plan.
On Day 2 you will need to bring a laptop with Microsoft
Word. If you do not have a laptop, there will be a limited number of
computers available for you to use in the computer lab - please let us know
as soon as possible if you need to borrow one!
If you would like to bring along a more computer-savvy employee of your
farm to help on Day 2, you are welcome to do so; the cost for each
additional farm representative is $20 (to cover their lunch), and you can
bring up to 2 additional representatives. Your registration includes lunch,
snacks, coffee, a packet of food safety reference materials, and
digital files of food safety resources.
Dates: Tuesday, December 6th, 8:30am - 5:00pm
& Wednesday, December 7th, 8:30am - 3:00pmLocation: Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Broome County, 840 Front St., Binghamton, NY 13905Fee:$65
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