Location: Firebird Research Farm (UDC), 12001 Old Baltimore Pike Beltsville, MD 20705
Have questions? Contact Carol Allen, callen12@umd.edu
Agenda:
Saturday, June 15, 2024
8:00 am Registration open
8:30 – 9:05 am Introductions, expectations, Introduction: Writing a Food Safety Plan
9:05 – 9:55 am What is hazard analysis? Workers: Health Hygiene, and Training (35 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)
9:55 – 10:05 am Break
10:05 – 10:40 am Wildlife (25 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)
10:40 – 11:45 am Production Water (40 min talk + 15 min plan work and discussion),
11:45- Noon Questions?
Noon – 1:00 pm lunch break
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Waste: Fertilizers/Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO’s) (40 min talk + 10 min plan work),
1:50 - 2:40 pm 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
