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Have You Planned How You Would Respond to a Food Safety Emergency?

Sarah Everhart

Jan 10, 2018
2 min

Have You Planned How You Would Respond to a Food Safety Emergency?

By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Do you know how you would respond if your farm was found to be the source of a food safety emergency? While it is unpleasant to consider your farm’s products causing foodborne illness and/or being subject to a recall, taking the time to understand the process and plan ahead can be your best defense against the potentially significant legal and financial impacts of being the

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You Know How Your Farm Is Affected By FSMA, Now What?

Sarah Everhart

Dec 14, 2016
3 min

You Know How Your Farm Is Affected By FSMA, Now What?

By Sarah Everhart If you are a regular reader of this blog, you have likely read many posts in the past year on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) including the most recent Who Needs To Attend a Training for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? Perhaps, like many farmers, you are feeling relieved because you believe you are exempt from FSMA. Or maybe you are feeling temporarily relieved because, due to the size of your operation, you have many years before you need

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Farm Animals and E.coli- Understanding and Prevention

Sarah Everhart

Feb 17, 2016
2 min

Farm Animals and E.coli- Understanding and Prevention

By Sarah Everhart Although E. coli bacteria is something mainly associated with improperly cooked or handled food, there is a growing health concern about exposure to E. coli after contacting farm animals at petting zoos, fairs, and at agritourism operations. The public’s growing interest in farming is wonderful when it benefits agriculture operators, but operators need to be vigilant about protecting visitors who come in contact with farm animals. Pathogenic E.coli bacteria

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Paul Goeringer

May 15, 2015
4 min

Weekly News Update, May 15th Edition

It is fitting this news post was scheduled for me this week (which is also by pure accident), but 1 year ago this week I launched this blog to cover issues I was working on in my Extension program (farm policy/crop insurance, ag law, and anything else I feel about writing about) with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Over the past year, we have grown first adding Ashley on, then Sarah and Wele, and now Hannah. Hopefully the site will continue to grow in

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