
Updates for USDA Harmonized GAP and Harmonized GAP Plus Audits
Harmonized GAP Standards and Checklists On February 16, 2021, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced updates to the audit standards and checklists …
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Harmonized GAP Standards and Checklists On February 16, 2021, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced updates to the audit standards and checklists …
Because we know how important it is to stay up to date with food safety practices and learn about …
NC Fresh Produce Safety Task Force (NCFPSTF) Update January 2021 NCFPSTF Website The NC Fresh Produce Safety Task Force (NCFPSTF), founded in …
Struggling with cleaning and sanitizing practices? You’re not alone. You asked, we listened, and now we have a few follow-up …
About the Training This is a two-day training course for growers on the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) standardized curriculum that …
The 2020 Produce Safety Professionals Conference: Sanitation in the New Normal is now available for viewing. You can find …
The NC State University Produce Safety Team has created training videos in English and Spanish to help farmworkers better …
Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …
Let’s get to digging in the Dirt! We will be exploring the fall growing season and how all youth can …
7/28/20 – Written by Margaret Bloomquist, Research Associate, and Katie Learn, Research Assistant in the North Carolina Alternative Crops …
NC Choices, a Center for Environmental Farming Systems initiative in collaboration with N.C. Cooperative Extension, “promotes sustainable food systems …
Enjoy this 1 hour recording on Edible Landscaping for Early Child Care Centers. Learn about resilient trees, shrubs, vines, …
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Did you know June is National Dairy Month??? If you are anything like me, you love cows and all dairy …
Warm summertime means delicious peaches from June to September. That’s right! Peaches are a great healthy snack to cool …
NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has a new podcast titled Farms, Food, and You. Animal …
July 1, 2020 2–3:30 p.m. Many farms are experiencing new opportunities to serve their local consumers and food system with an …
Hot off the Press . . . Natural Learning Initiative Gardening Activity Guide Designed for preschool teachers, parents and students …
We are excited to announce Count on Me NC, a new partnership with NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC …
The FDA has released a Spanish translation of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. You can access it here: Produce Safety Rule …
This publication guides small- and medium-scale pastured meat producers in North Carolina through the steps …
This guide provides home gardeners with instructions for growing strawberries, blueberries, brambles (blackberries and raspberries), …
This publication will help you start selling fluid milk directly to grocery stores. Approaching retailers, …
This publication introduces producers to general principles for successfully creating new value-added products and where …
A Farmers’ Market Tour is a great way to introduce your program participants to an …
Vacationer Supported Agriculture (VSA) is a project led by NC State’s P1tLab and NC State …
This publication explains how microentrepreneurs can use emerging web-based marketplaces to sell services, goods, and …
This infographic provides a visual interpretation of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, which is collected …