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earlier monthsDecember 2013
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Genesee County)
December 10 - December 11, 2013
Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Batavia, NY
A new program, Harmonized GAPs, has been developed to combine several food safety certifications into one program. New York's retail produce buyers, such as Wegmans, are asking growers to adopt Harmonized GAPs certification in many cases.
In response, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Vegetable Program, the Cornell Lake Ontario Fruit Team, the Produce Safety Alliance, and the Cornell National GAPs Program, with assistance from NY Ag & Markets, will be presenting a training for farm food safety or GAPs, including Harmonized GAPs. The training is open to all produce farms and related industry people. This workshop is partially funded through a grant from the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority.
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Wayne County)
December 18 - December 19, 2013
Wednesday & Thursday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Newark, NY
A new program, Harmonized GAPs, has been developed to combine several food safety certifications into one program. New York's retail produce buyers, such as Wegmans, are asking growers to adopt Harmonized GAPs certification in many cases.
In response, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Vegetable Program, the Cornell Lake Ontario Fruit Team, the Produce Safety Alliance, and the Cornell National GAPs Program, with assistance from NY Ag & Markets, will be presenting a training for farm food safety or GAPs, including Harmonized GAPs. The training is open to all produce farms and related industry people. This workshop is partially funded through a grant from the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority.In recent years, several food borne illness outbreaks in produce have made national news. Both the produce industry and the federal government have stepped up demands for fruit and vegetable farms to meet food safety practice standards. These standards are known as GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices).
January 2014
2014 Empire State Producers Expo
January 20 - January 23, 2014
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY
February 2014
Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School
February 3, 2014
8:00 am 4:00 pm
Lockport, NY
The LOF Winter School is the time to catch up on all the most recent research results, new products, horticultural practices, business and labor topics to help growers continue to compete and produce high quality fruit. The focus is tree fruit production. This is an opportunity to network with your neighbors and earn DEC credits. There are several guest speakers from Cornell faculty, out-of state specialists, and the team. This is a duplicate school held in Wayne County on Feb. 4, 2014. Lunch is included in the cost of registration.
February 20 - Winter Pruning Tour in Wayne County
February 20, 2014
8:30am-3:30pm
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Steuben County) - Co Hosted by NOFA-NY
February 27 - February 28, 2014
registration & refreshments at 8:30 AM, program runs 9 AM- 4 PM, both days
Bath, NY
In recent years, several food borne illness outbreaks in produce have made national news. Both the produce industry and the federal government have stepped up demands for fruit and vegetable farms to meet food safety practice standards. These standards are known as GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices).
Click here to register online: http://cvp.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=165
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2024 WNY and Capital Region Virtual Petal Fall Thinning Meeting
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July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, NY
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NYS Honeyberry Conference
June 29, 2024
Mexico, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego County) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY (CCE Harvest NY) will be hosting a state-wide conference on a new emerging fruit called Honeyberry, also known as Haskap (Lonicera caerulea).