The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed extending the deadline for the traceability rule (Section 204) under the Food Safety Modernization Act until July 2028. The rule was to go into effect in 2026, but FDA is allowing more time for the industry to comply based on the complexity of the rule. The extension […]
Continue reading...August 29, 2025 Wes Kline
Traceability Rule (Section 204) in the Food Safety Modernization Act Delayed
Agricultural Water Assessment Questionnaires
Anna Loewald, Research Specialist with the Northeast Center for the Advancement of Food Safety (NECAFS), in collaboration with an advisory group of regional regulatory and educational partners, has developed an Agricultural Water Assessment Questionnaire. This tool guides growers through a structured series of questions- helping to simplify the assessment process and highlight risk areas. ➡️ […]
Continue reading...Food Safety Training Season Starting
Fall and winter are the prime time for food safety training. We will be starting in October with basic hands-on training for anyone starting to farm or wanting a basic refresher. That is followed by a two day online Produce Rule Training. This training is required for most fresh fruit and vegetable growers before the […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM Report August 26 2025
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Overall, OFM trap captures have been low and treatments should be over for the third generation flight statewide. Additional treatments should be made if trap captures are over 6 moths per trap. Scale Insects: Scale crawler emergence is past peak and declining. White Peach scale has a third generation in […]
Continue reading...August 26, 2025 Kate Brown
Spanish Course for Ag Workforce – Registration Open
The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education will host a course on ‘Spanish for Ag and Horticulture Workforce’ from January 16-March 6, 2026. This is an online, self-paced course with approximately 21 hours of course content designed to help participants study conversational Spanish and gain technical vocabulary specific to those in the agriculture and horticulture […]
Continue reading...Ornamental IPM Webinar – Next Session Tuesday 8/26 plus upload from 8/12 RU PDL guest
Still time to Sign up for the remaining 2025 sessions- Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Please visit our new –Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Website (click here) Join us for the next session Tuesday 8/26/25 Topics covered: 1.Beneficial insect: Dragonflies 2. Leafcutter bees 3. Fleahopper 4. Nostoc 5. Nickel deficiency in River Birch 6. […]
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