Late-season is a busy time on the farm. When the final crops come in it can be tempting to give harvest tools and equipment a quick cleaning, put them on a shelf, and move on to the next task. However, knives, pruners, clippers, harvest bins, picking tools, and other equipment that comes into contact with produce can benefit from one last thorough cleaning. A final cleaning allows you to remove accumulated soil, plant material, sap, grease, and other foreign matter before too

Cold Storage: Effective cold storage management can prolong the shelf life of your produce, help reduce food waste, and extend your market season. It can also attract pests, accrue costly maintenance, and be a nesting ground for pathogens to spread. To best achieve success in cold storage, there is some basic preparation, management, and record-keeping needed. Read along to ensure good cold storage practices that can help to prolong the shelf life of your produce. Cleaning a

Additional Resources: Toxoplasmosis in Cats https://foodsafetyclearinghouse.org/sites/default/files/resource/toxo_risks_0.pdf Domesticated Animals Factsheet https://shop.iastate.edu/extension/farm-environment/farm-and-business-management/food-safety/fs56.html Service Animals https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1310/ Balancing Food Safety and Domesticated Animals on Produce Farms https://agriculture.vermont.gov/sites/agriculture/files/documents/Produce_Program/VAAFM%20Domesticated%20A