Good Agricultural Practices, Introduction to Produce Safety Rule
Saturday, Jun 15
- 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Attend this in-person event to receive certification for Good Agricultural Practices from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. All-day attendance is mandatory to earn the certificate.
Agenda:
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration open |
| 8:30 – 9:05 a.m. | Introductions, expectations, Introduction: Writing a Food Safety Plan |
| 9:05 – 9:55 a.m. | What is hazard analysis? Workers: Health Hygiene, and Training (35 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion) |
| 9:55 – 10:05 a.m. | Break |
| 10:05 – 10:40 a.m. | Wildlife (25 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion) |
| 10:40 – 11:45 a.m. | Production Water (40 min talk + 15 min plan work and discussion) |
| 11:45- Noon | Questions? |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | lunch break |
| 1:00 pm – 1:50 p.m. | Waste: Fertilizers/Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO’s) (40 min talk + 10 min plan work) |
| 1:50 - 2:40 p.m. | Good Handling Practices: Harvest and Postharvest, (35 min talk, 15 min plan work) |
| 2:40 – 2:50 pm | Break |
| 2:50 – 3:30 pm | Postharvest Water, (30 min talk, 10 min plan work), |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Standard Operating Procedures (15 min talk, 15 min writing, 1 example report out) |
| 4:00 pm | What is next? GAP implementation, record keeping questions, the audit |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn |