MSU Extension Agrifood Safety

07/17/2025

Join us for the Vegetables, Livestock, Markets and More! Field Day at Providence Organic Farm, organized by the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). It takes place on Tuesday, July 29 from 9am - 3pm, in Central Lake, MI.

Visit Providence Farm to learn from the farmers about raising and marketing vegetables and livestock sustainably and how to follow organic standards for pastures and livestock.

Learn more and register here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/providence-organic-farm-field-day

Registration closes on Tuesday, July 22nd, so make sure to book your spot soon!

01/07/2025

Have you heard about these programs in Michigan? Michigan produce growers can take advantage of other programs to further natural resource management, organic practices, and food safety certification goals while benefiting from financial assistance.

Michigan produce growers can take advantage of other programs to further natural resource management, organic practices, and food safety certification goals while benefiting from financial assistance.MAEAPMichigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance ProgramMAEAP (Michigan Agricultural Environmental...

12/23/2024

Start the new year off right and sign up for the Online Produce Safety Supervisor Training!

The Online Produce Safety Supervisor Training is a self-paced, online course designed specifically for farm supervisors who are looking for annual produce safety re-training. Course Cost is $100.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/agrifood_safety/online-produce-safety-supervisor-training

10/11/2024

In our latest podcast episode, we talked about climbing the "produce safety ladder". This article by Micah Hutchison explores how you can approach this process with a "Good, Better, Best" mindset, allowing you to gradually implement food safety practices without feeling overwhelmed. Read here: https://www.miofps.org/post/climbing-the-produce-safety-ladder-good-better-best-approach

You can also find the podcast episode here: https://conta.cc/3U88bfz

Infographic by Landen Tetil

Imagine that ladder represents your farm’s food safety culture. Each rung of the ladder is a step toward achieving produce safety excellence

09/27/2024

The FSMA Produce Safety Rule requires growers to inspect, maintain, clean and sanitize all food contact surfaces of equipment and tools, but what does this mean? Join experts for this workshop focused on on-farm cleaning and sanitization best practices. Learn more and register here: https://conta.cc/4ehaTHR

09/20/2024

The new rule on Pre-harvest Agricultural Water sets the standards for safe water use on produce crops during production and pre-harvest. This infographic, created by Produce Safety Technician Landen Tetil, summarizes of some major revisions from the original Subpart E requirements to the new Pre-harvest Agricultural Water Rule requirements.

09/18/2024

Registration is now open for the in-person and remote Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Trainings! These trainings provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, including information about the new FSMA Agricultural water rule.

Please note that the price has changed. The course fee for Michigan residents is $100, and the course fee for out-of-state residents is $170.

In-person trainings are coming up fast, so register soon at https://www.canr.msu.edu/agrifood_safety/psa-training.

All remote trainings will be held virtually over Zoom. Below are the available in-person training dates & locations:

October 24 – Detroit, MI
November 11 – Traverse City, MI
December 5 – Hart, MI

08/22/2024

The new risk prioritization tool can help you identify and manage risks to irrigation water on your farm. Check out this article to learn more!💧

Irrigation water can affect produce safety and pose a health risk to consumers if not managed.

08/20/2024

What does it mean to climb the produce safety ladder? In this new episode of Produce Bites, Produce Safety Technicians Landen Tetil and Micah Hutchison explore the concept of the "produce safety ladder", and how small decisions can lead to significant improvements to produce safety over time. Listen to our podcast here: https://linktr.ee/producebites

Infographic created by Landen Tetil

08/16/2024

This is part three of a three part series that is meant to help you understand factors that may affect the quality of the water used on your farm. These explanations may be useful as you use the Risk Prioritization Tool, found here: https://conta.cc/3A2GygS

Even the best risk assessments can sometimes miss something. That’s why water testing can be helpful. Water testing can be used to evaluate the accuracy of a risk assessment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h642LVKo5_Y

Even the best risk assessments can sometimes miss something. That’s why water testing can be helpful. Water testing can be used to evaluate the accuracy of a...

08/14/2024

This is part two of a three part series that is meant to help you understand factors that may affect the quality of the water used on your farm. These explanations may be useful as you use the Risk Prioritization Tool, found here: https://conta.cc/3A2GygS
The topic of this video is does p**p from the landscape get into the water source or piping system?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alOm8jgXaJk

This is part two of a three part series that is meant to help you understand factors that may affect the quality of the water used on your farm. These explan...

08/12/2024

This is the first in a series of videos that is meant to help you understand factors that may affect the quality of your water used on your farm. These explanations may be useful as you use the Risk Prioritization Tool, found here: https://conta.cc/3A2GygS
This video deals with the irrigation events, and other times water contacts produce.

https://conta.cc/4fqBT8w

This is the first in a series of videos that is meant to help you understand factors that may affect the quality of your water used on your farm. These expla...