There are two remaining GAPs Workshops scheduled in western NY this winter. 
The next one is in Bath, NY on February 27 & 28th, followed by the final one March 6 & 7th, 2014 in Geneva, NY. Registration information for both workshops follows below. The registration fee for the workshops, underwritten in part by a grant from the Genesee Regional Market Authority, is only $60. So take advantage of these remaining opportunities to learn about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and get your farm food safety plan written!
Develop Your Own Farm Food Safety Plan
Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and National GAPs Program personnel collaborate to conduct 2-day workshops to help fresh produce growers learn about GAPs and write their own farm food safety plans. After attending the 2-day workshop, growers are invited to a mock audit during the growing season so they know what to expect from a third party audit.
About the Workshops
These workshops are for all farmers who are interested in produce safety or who are being required by buyers to develop food safety plans and provide third party verification of their food safety practices. The Food Safety Modernization Act proposed produce safety rules have been released with a tentative final rule anticipated sometime in the summer of 2015. The workshops will help growers understand produce safety issues and Good Agricultural Practices as well as the FSMA proposed produce rule and third party audits.
The second day of each workshop is devoted to writing farm food safety plans so that each participant can work on their own farm plan.
Both workshops are sponsored by the National GAPs Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University, the Produce Safety Alliance, and the New York State Department of Ag & Markets with funding from the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority. The Bath, NY workshop is also sponsored by NOFA-NY.
February 27 & 28, 2014
Location: Civil Defense Center, 7220 State Rte 54, Bath, NY
Time: 8:30 am–3:30 pm both days
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Registration: Click here to register.
March 6 & 7, 2014
NYSAES
Geneva, NY
Time: 8:30am–3:30 pm both days
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For more information and updates: Registration info will be up approximately 4—6 weeks before the workshops. For more info, contact Craig Kahlke at cjk37@cornell.edu or
(585) 735–5448).