Produce Program

West Farm in Jeffersonville, VT has creative produce safety solutions

Farmers tailor their operations to meet their unique management styles.

Grabowski Farm in West Rutland, VT uses a clever and inexpensive setup for keeping harvested produce off the ground.

Characteristics of pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes bacteria and how risks of Listeria monocytogenes contamination can be managed on produce farms

Characteristics of pathogenic Salmonella bacteria and how risks of Salmonella contamination can be managed on produce farms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a proposed rule that revises the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.