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USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training Program
(Monday 12/14/2009 - 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM)

Recent contamination outbreaks have raised concerns about the safety of fresh produce.

 

We are pleased to present this training program for growers and fresh produce handlers as a pre-conference workshop for the New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference.

 

This training will teach you about:

  • strategies for controlling potential microbial hazards before planting and throughout all phases of production: planting, production, harvesting and postharvest handling.
  • The USDA GAP Third Party Audit process and how to prepare your Farm Food Safety Plan.
  • Local resources to assist in developing a Food Safety Plan.

You will receive:

  • a manual filled with GAP resources
  • a CD loaded with templates needed to maintain GAP records customized for you farm.

Registration form

 

2 pesticide recertification credits are available.

Location:

  • Radisson Hotel - , Manchester NH View Map

Fee:

$50 per set of educational materials. Additional farm members or those not needing educational materials may attend for $10 per person.

Sponsored by:

UMass Extension, UMass Department of Nutrition, the MA Dept of Agricultural Resources and the New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference.

For more information:

For questions regarding registration, contact Shirley Mietlicki-Floyd at 413-545-4420 or mietlicki@umext.umass.edu; for questions regarding the program, contact Rich Bonanno at 978-361-5650 or rbonanno@umext.umass.edu or Becky Sideman at 603-862-3203 or becky.grube@unh.edu

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Keywords:

agriculture , food safety , GAP
Posted by: Suzanne Hebert

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