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All About the Agricultural Water Assessment
What It Is and Why It Matters (and do you have to do it?) Agricultural Water Assessment What It Is and Why It Matters (and do you have to do it?) The FSMA Agricultural Water Assessment can feel intimidating at first. It is a detailed evaluation of pre-harvest agricultural water, and that alone can be enough to make growers feel overwhelmed or start looking for an exemption. Instead, think of the Ag Water Assessment as a research project focused on your farm’s water system.
Micah Thibodeau-Williams
Feb 10


Do you know your crop’s characteristics?
Knowing crop characteristics will be necessary for completing the Agricultural Water Assessment, a new part of the FSMA Final Rule on...
Allissa Conley
Feb 3, 2025


Wrapping Your Mind Around the Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule
The new FSMA Final Rule on Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water may seem like a lot to swallow, but we at the MIOFPS team are here to help you...
Allissa Conley
Jul 15, 2024
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