Food Safety for Small-scale Farmers

A webinar to help farmers selling or desiring to sell produce to wholesale markets, restaurants, schools or grocery stores requesting documented food safety programs by the farm operation.

Date: Tuesday – May 7, 2013

Time: 12:00 Eastern/11:00 Central/10:00 Mountain/9:00 Pacific

Presenter: Paul Vossen, University of California

Presentation Topics:

  • Various organisms and their potential for on-farm produce contamination
  • Legal requirements for assuring food safety on the farm
  • Procedures for developing a “Self Certification” document
  • What it will take to pass a USDA Good Agricultural Practices audit
  • Resources available.

How to Join? Please join the webinar site by clicking on:

http://msuextensionconnect.org/aginuncertaintimes

Webinar Sponsors: The Webinar is sponsored by the USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach

Test Your Connectivity: We strongly encourage you to test your computer internet connectivity prior to the scheduled meeting time. Follow the link to test your computer at: http://msuextensionconnect.org/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
For More Information: About the webinar please contact Ramiro Lobo at 858.243.4608

Point your browser to http://AgInUncertainTimes.FarmManagement.org for additional details.