• By Celine Richard
• Posted Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Calling all scale farmers: Produce Safety Rule Growers Training

Cooperative Extension Forsyth County Center is hosting a Growers Training on Food Safety!

Join Elena Rogers, Area Specialized Agent, will hold "Agriculture for Food Safety in Fresh Produce" on May 5 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

This is a one day training course for growers on the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) standardized curriculum that meets the regulatory requirements of the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

We encourage anyone working in the produce industry and all farmers (LARGE AND SMALL) to attend this class.

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to Produce Safety
• Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
• Soil Amendments
• Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use
• Agricultural Water: Production Water + Post-harvest Water
• Post-harvest Handling and Sanitation
• How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan

This class is open to all growers and individuals in the produce industry regardless whether or not the Produce Safety Rule is mandated due to farm income or size. The training offers research-based best practices for farms of any scale.

If you are a produce farmer and would like to know if this class is mandatory for you based on the Produce Safety Rule, see here: https://ncfreshproducesafety.ces.ncsu.edu/template-for-2020-determine-where-your-farm-falls-under-the-psr/

Read more and REGISTER on our website.