The standards go into effect May 1, 2024. There are several changes related to section numbers and deleted numbers so if you have your audit plan setup by section number check to make sure they have not changed. Also, eight questions have been added. Following is a summary of those questions: G 2.4 – Approved […]
Continue reading...March 7, 2024 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
USDA just released the new Harmonized GAP Standard and Harmonized Plus+ Standard Audits.
March 6, 2024 Thierry Besancon
Take a quick survey to help with Field Equipment Sanitation Research!
In a Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant designed to guide future solution and resources centered around field equipment sanitation, collaborative team comprising pathologists, weed scientists, agronomists, and experts in agricultural equipment sanitation has crafted a questionnaire. This questionnaire is designed to gather growers’ input on their current practices and determine the necessity for implementing […]
Continue reading...March 1, 2024 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Advanced Audit Training – March 5th 9am-12 pm EST
This certificate online class is our last food safety program of the season, so if your auditors or buyers are requiring you to take food safety training and you have not done so for the 2024 season this is the class for you. What you will learn: How to Verify that Your Cleaning and Sanitizing […]
Continue reading...February 29, 2024 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Water Testing Requirements Under the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule for 2024
Does your farm fall under the FSMA: PSR? Find out at this link: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IagP1mbPyrp42N. The requirements for water management only apply to operations that are not exempt or qualified exempt. Check out the link above to determine whether you fall under an exemption category. Note: If you are third party audited (GA/GHP, Harmonized, Global GA, […]
Continue reading...February 29, 2024 William Errickson
New Video: Sustainability & Biodiversity at Crystal Springs Resort
There is a great opportunity for golf courses and resorts to have their landscapes be an oasis for biodiversity and pollinator habitat. In NJ, one place that has taken many steps to promote sustainability is Crystal Springs Resort. This video by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County features a tour of the sustainable landscaping practices […]
Continue reading...February 27, 2024 Dave Schmitt
Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control for 2024
Dormant season oil sprays Dormant season copper sprays Dormant season urea sprays
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