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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
other monitors in the cab, can keep the operator busy. Keeping in Touch Modern communication tools such ... susceptible to flash flooding. These areas should be avoided in severe weather events. Similar to stray ... lightning, flooding may occur even in areas that have received no rain if there was a large rainfall event ...
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Ohio’s Burn Ban Returns on March 1st
municipalities have events where small amounts of debris can be collected and shredded. That will not be an ... that come with open burning in the spring. Fires can ignite dead grass, leaves, or branches after ... winter. Due to this risk, there is a ban on open outdoor burning in Ohio for the months of March, April, ...
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Agricultural Water
https://producesafety.osu.edu/agricultural%20water
cooling produce. Water used in agriculture is a potential source of foodborne pathogens. The FDA ... developed standards for agricultural water used on farms, which are published in the Produce Safety Rule. ... Agricultural water (Subpart E in the Produce Safety Rule) is defined as water used in the "growing, ...
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Fresh Produce Traceability
https://producesafety.osu.edu/traceability
Traceability Final Rule) establishes traceability recordkeeping requirements, beyond those in existing ... regulations, for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. In this new rule, stages in production ... are called Critical Tracking Events (CTE) and required records or data points are referred to as Key ...
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Safety Thru the Seasons
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/archive
activities that may be re-published in your own newsletters or programs. If you have safety-related questions ...
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Food Safety Modernization Act
https://producesafety.osu.edu/fsma
President Obama on January 4, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus ... Importers will be required to verify that food imported into the United States has been produced in a manner ... facilities to address vulnerable processes in their operations to prevent acts intended to cause large-scale ...
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How Coronovirus Impacts the Safety of Fresh Produce
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/how-coronovirus-impacts-safety-fresh-produce
surface of lettuce in laboratory conditions. Coronaviral RNA was detectable on the lettuce surface for 30 ... nose and eyes. If you or any workers are sick, do not handle produce. As with any food safety ... ethanol significantly reduces the infectivity of coronavirus on surfaces within one minute of contact. In ...
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Produce Safety Training Programs
https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices/training-programs
fruit and vegetables in the field (GAPs Training and GAPs Training for Plain Growers) and to growers who ... knowledge and tools needed to implement best management practices to reduce microbial food safety hazards in ... in-person by OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team members. Trainings are three hours and participants ...
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Marcus McCartney Joins the OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team
https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/marcus-mccartney-joins-osu-fruit-and-vegetable-safety-team
his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from West Virginia University in 2003 and went on to ... complete his master’s degree in Agriculture and Extension Education from West Virginia University 2014. ... and Vegetable Safety Team. Marcus started his career with Ohio State University Extension in 2014 as ...
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OSU OFFERS ONLINE GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES COURSE FOR HYDROPONIC OPERATIONS
Practices in Hydroponic Operations this week. This self-paced on-line course provides produce growers with ... hazards in hydroponic vegetable and fruit operations. Participants will receive a certificate of ... environments (greenhouses, in-door farms, high tunnels, etc.) to reduce microbial food safety hazards in ...