Survey about the Use of Manure and Compost February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Michael J O'Donnell and Wenjing Guan If you are an organic grower and use manure and compost, you might be interested in spending a few minutes to participate this survey conducted by University of California-Davis, The[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Organic Production
The Produce Rule is Here! February 16, 2016 - From Issue: 608 By: Scott Monroe In November 2015 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final version of Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption, otherwise known as[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
USDA Announces the Addition of “GroupGap” to its Audit Services October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Scott Monroe Recently the USDA announced the addition of a new third-party auditing service that will be available through the Ag Marketing Service (AMS). The service, called “GroupGAP”, will be available in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Marketing
Managing Manure – How Long is Long Enough? October 29, 2015 - From Issue: 607 By: Scott Monroe There are certain questions within our culture for which there are simply no good answers. For example, how many times have we heard the classic question, “If a tree falls[Read More…] Article Tags: Food Safety Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
Dr. Amanda Deering Appointed to Fresh Produce Safety Extension Faculty Position September 17, 2015 - From Issue: 606 By: Liz Maynard Read More Amanda Deering started her Extension/Research appointment July 1, 2015 in a new role as a Clinical Assistant Professor in fresh produce food safety. Amanda grew up on a farm in[Read More…] Article Tags: Food Safety General Information
Food Safety Considerations for Flooded Vegetable Crops July 9, 2015 - From Issue: 601 By: Scott Monroe Read More With the record-setting rainfall we’ve seen over the past month, flooding of fields is very widespread (Figure 1). Fields that have experienced flooding present growers with difficult management choices. Flooding[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Food Safety Irrigation and Drainage
Planning for Success: Food Safety Plan Writing June 12, 2015 - From Issue: 599 By: Liz Maynard ”Planning for Success: Food Safety Plan Writing” began Thursday June 4 and will continue on June 18 and July 1. The program is offered via WebEx, or by phone for audio only. Each program includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Events Food Safety
Food Safety Audit Cost-share and Consulting Program April 29, 2015 - From Issue: 596 By: Scott Monroe Purdue University and the Illiana Watermelon Association (IWA) are offering food safety audit cost-share programs to Indiana fruit and vegetable growers this year. Funds for the programs come from a[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety Production Management
A Familiar Face in a New Role February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Nicholas A Rogers Scott Monroe, former Extension ANR Educator in Daviess County, began work in a new role on January 1 as Purdue Extension’s new Food Safety Educator. Scott grew up on a[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety General Information
Produce Food Safety – Make it Cultural! February 20, 2015 - From Issue: 593 By: Scott Monroe As we approach the 2015 growing season, produce food safety continues to be an important issue. This year, why not make it one of your goals to create a “culture”[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Food Safety
