Registration for New Packing House Sanitation Workshops
Packing House Sanitation Workshop This interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective …
Food Safety & Processing
Registration for New Workshops Focused on Treating Preharvest Agricultural Water
Bridging the GAPs: Approaches for Treating Preharvest Agricultural Water On-Farm Fruit and vegetable growers are continually assessing their operations to …
Getting Ready for a GAP Audit Workshop-June 6, 2019
Are you ready for a GAP Audit this summer but still have last minute questions? Do you need proof …
Hands on Food Preservation Classes
Come on out and learn about canning! Renay Knapp, Family & Consumer Sciences agent will be teaching four different …
Twilight Apple Tour 2019
Our annual Twilight Apple Tour is scheduled for May 7, 2019, at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards in Edneyville. Please plan …
Food Safety Update for Apple Growers- Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:30AM-1PM
In order to help NC Apple Growers get ready for the 2019 Season the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Henderson County office …
"I Saw It on the Internet, So It Must Be True"
Fifty years ago, we got news once, maybe twice a day on local TV stations and radio broadcasts. Today, …
Food Preservation Workshops
Learn how to preserve your garden bounty! Learn to can, pickle, dry, and freeze, as well as jams and …
Hazard Analysis Draft Guidance for Food for Animals Now Available
Last month, FDA distributed a Draft Guidance (#245) for Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals, …
Training for Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Now Available
Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Overview The Sanitary Transportation Act is one of the 7 rules of the …
Upcoming Compliance Dates for Animal Food Manufacturers
Upcoming Compliance Dates SEPTEMBER 18 IS FAST APPROACHING, ALONG WITH NEW COMPLIANCE DATES FOR FSMA! Last September (2016), was the first …
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